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Print made by unknown artist, ( J. B. ), The Young Roscius, 1804
- Title:
- The Young Roscius
- Date:
- 1804
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching with hand coloring on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 5/8 × 11 1/8 inches (34.6 × 28.3 cm), Image: 13 × 10 5/8 inches (33 × 27 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered upper center: "The Young Roscius:"; upper right: "Why Man_he doth bestride | the narrow way like to a colossus | _and we petty mortals crawl under | his huge legs, and peep about to find, | Ourselves dishonourable Graves | Covent Garden"; upper left: "Drury Lane"; center: "Tragedy | Comedy | Opera | Farce | Pantomime | &c &c &c &c"; lower left: "J. B. | Pubd, Decr 15, 1804 [...] F. W. Fores | No 50. Piccadilly London."; lower right: "Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening"; lower center: "The Theatrical Caesar! or Ca[...]sius and Ca[...]cam Debate"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1976.1.101
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- arches | blocks | boots | breeches | buildings | cloaks | collar | columns | costume | doors | feather | literary theme | lyre | men | nude | paper | pedestal | plume | roofs | ruffle | sash | shirt | shoes | statue | steps | stockings | sword | theater | whip | windows
- Associated Places:
- Covent Garden | Drury Lane
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Julius Caesar - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Christina Smylitopoulos, Master Betty, , February 16, 2012, 2 minutes 50 seconds, http://www.youtube.com/v/abHEHjwBEUw [Website]
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