Prints: P1532

Title

Mr Shuter in the Character of Obadiah Prim

Subject

Shuter, Edward

Artist

T. Lowndes & Partners (London, England)Taylor, Isaac the Elder

Date

1776

Dimensions

height: 22.9cm
width: 14.6cm

Inscription/signature

Printed on front: "Act II. BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE. Scene 2. / Isaac Taylor ad viv.del / Walker Sculp. / Mr. SHUTER in the Character of OBADIAH PRIM. / She talketh unintelligibly Sarah, / Verily it troubled me. / Publish'd June 8th 1776. by T. Lowndes & Partners."

Provenance

Presented by Michael Gaunt, March 2024.

Other number

E0159

Print depicting Act II, Scene 2 from Susanna Centlivre's play 'Bold Stroke for a Wife' with Edward Shuter as Obadiah Prim. Shuter is depicted full length and standing in an interior facing the left. Two women stand behind him and look at each other. He wears a coat, long waistcoat, white cravat, breeches, stockings, buckled shoes and a hat. The woman on the left wears a plain dress with a shawl and head covering, while the woman on the right wears a more elegant gown with a zig zag patterned trim, bow on the bodice, wig, headdress and she holds a fan in her right hand.