Mr. H. Johnston as Giaffier, in the Bride of Abydos
Henry Erskine Johnston appears here as the pasha Giaffier, a character in Dimond's play "The Bride of Abydos" (first staged in 1818 and inspired by Byron's 1813 poem of the same name). Richly dressed in an embroidered robe, the actor holds a sheet inscribed with symbols. Cruikshank designed this print for "Jameson's Theatrical Portraits" series.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mr. H. Johnston as Giaffier, in the Bride of Abydos
- Series/Portfolio: Jameson's Theatrical Portraits
- Artist: George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
- Publisher: J. H. Jameson (British, active 1811–23)
- Sitter: Henry Erskine Johnston (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1774–1845)
- Author: Related playwright William Dimond (British, ca. 1780–1837)
- Author: Related poet George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron (British, London 1788–1824 Missolonghi)
- Date: February 18, 1818
- Medium: Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 11/16 × 7 3/4 in. (24.6 × 19.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.888-183
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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