John William Gear
1806-1866
Mr. Liston as Maw-Worm : in the play of The hypocrite, act 5th, scene last. [Six lines of dialogue]
Published
[London] : Publ'd by J.W. Gear, 6 Wilson St't Grays Inn Road, 1824
hand colored lithograph
image: 232 x 142 mm; sheet: 382 x 276 mm
Peel 2205
Notes
Six lines of dialogue below title: Stay! stay you infatuated wretches, you know not what ye do, the Doctor is innocent I say he is innocent, touch not a hair of his precious head ...
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Portrait of the actor John Liston in character as Maw-worm, in Bickerstaffe's "The Hypocrite"; half length, facing right, leaning over a screen, raising a hand holding a handkerchief.
Associated names
Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850, printer.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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