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Print made by Hugh Downman, d. 1789, Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Wells in the Characters of Lingo and Cowslip, ca. 1787
- Title:
Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Wells in the Characters of Lingo and Cowslip
- Date:
- ca. 1787
- Medium:
- Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper, pasted on mount
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 19 × 13 1/4 inches (48.2 × 33.7 cm), Image: 16 × 12 3/16 inches (40.7 × 30.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, along lower left border of oval image: "Jno. Downman delt."; along lower right border of oval image: "Hugh Downman sculpt."; lower center: "MR. EDWIN AND MRS. WELLS, | IN THE CHARACTERS OF LINGO AND COWSLIP. | Published [...] Act of Parliament. June 17. 17[...]. by H. Downman, Watworth."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6155
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- actors | bowl (vessel) | costume | cravat | curls | fichu | flounces | frock coat | gesture | gown | hat | literary theme | man | muslin | performance | play | ribbon | ruffle | The Agreeable Surprise, play by John O'Keeffe, 1781 | theater (discipline) | wig | woman
- Associated People:
- Cowslip (character in The Agreeable Surprise)
Lingo (character in The Agreeable Surprise) - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15199
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