Mr. Macready as Rob Roy Macgregor
William Macready appears here as Rob Roy Macgregor, the Scottish outlaw, folk hero and title character of Isaac Pocock's "Rob Roy Macgregor, or, Auld Lang Syne", an operatic drama based on Sir Walter Scott's novel "Rob Roy" (1817). The production premiered at Covent Garden Theater on March 12, 1818 and ran for thirty-four performances.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mr. Macready as Rob Roy Macgregor
- Series/Portfolio: Jamesons's Theatrical Characters
- Artist: George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
- Artist: Possibly Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
- Publisher: J. H. Jameson (British, active 1811–23)
- Subject: William Charles Macready (British, 1793–1873)
- Author: Related dramatist Isaac Pocock (British, Bristol 1782–1835 Maidenhead)
- Author: Related author Sir Walter Scott (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1771–1832 Abbotsford, Scotland)
- Date: April 14, 1818
- Medium: Etching with touches of stipple, hand-colored
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 13/16 in. (24.5 × 19.9 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.888-188
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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