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The actor William Farren appears here in character as Sir Anthony Absolute in "The Rivals" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. He wears a bob wig, a blue brocaded frockcoat over an old fashioned suit, and carries a cane and tricorne hat. The print was made to illustrate Kenrick's "The British Stage and Literary Cabinet," volume 1.
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Title: Mr. Farren as Sir Anthony Absolute
Etcher:
George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
Artist:
After Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
Sitter:
William Farren II (British, 1786–1861)
Author:
Related author Thomas Kenrick (British, active 1817–22)
Author:
Related playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Irish, Dublin 1751–1816 London)
Date: 1818
Medium: Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (19 × 10.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number: 17.3.756-1626
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