Mr Parsons as Dumps in the Natural Son
12
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
12
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Mr Parsons as Dumps in the Natural Son is a 12 by L. Thornthwaite, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows William Parsons playing Justice Shallow in a famous Shakespeare scene. It’s a single sheet, ink on paper, from 1792. Romanticism loved stage characters and dramatic personalities, so portraits like this were popular. John Bell published it in London, just seven years after the first print run. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints from this era.
The print depicts actor William Parsons in the role of Justice Shallow from *King Henry IV*, created by L. Thornthwaite and published by John Bell in London on 12 December 1785. It is a full-length portrait held in the Harry Beard Collection.
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L. Thornthwaite made prints in the late 1700s, turning stage actors into characters you’d meet in comedies or farces. Look for the 1792 print “Mr Parsons as Dumps in the Natural Son,” where an actor poses in costume for…
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