Sujet

St. James's Theatre - The Amateurs - Master Matthew (Mr. Leech), 1845. Creator: Joseph Kenny Meadows.

Légende

St. James's Theatre - The Amateurs - Master Matthew (Mr. Leech), 1845. London stage production starring amateur actors in two plays: Ben Jonson's "Every Man in his Humour", and the farce "A Good Night's Rest", an adaptation of "Passe Minuit". British caricaturist John Leech in costume as Master Matthews. 'Mr. Leech is the popular comic illustrator, to whose graphic pencil "Punch" is possibly more indebted for its success than to any of the pens that write for it...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A07_269

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NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33,4Mo (1,7Mo) / 19,9cm x 42,0cm / 2355 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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