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Scene from "Love in a Village", 1767. Creator: Johan Zoffany.

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Scene from "Love in a Village", 1767. Zoffany may be considered one of English theater's earliest historians, for he documented the dramas of his time. Instead of simply posing actors in costume, he informally arranged them on the stage as if during the course of a performance, producing a variation on the popular group portrait style called a "conversation piece." Isaac Bickerstaffe's "Love in a Village" opened at Covent Garden on December 8, 1762, with Edward Shuter, John Beard, and John Dunstall in the cast. Zoffany depicts Beard pronouncing the character's motto: "Health, good humour, and competence."

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM25A53_233

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56,4Mo (4,6Mo) / 42,0cm x 33,6cm / 4960 x 3971 (300dpi)

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