- Title:
- Mr. Foote and Mr. Weston in the Characters of the President and Dr. Last
- Part Of:
Collective Title: The Devil on Two Sticks, Act III, Scene II
- Date:
- 1769
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 18 1/8 x 22 3/8 inches (46 x 56.8 cm), Plate: 18 x 21 7/8 inches (45.7 x 55.6 cm), Image: 16 5/8 x 21 7/8 inches (42.2 x 55.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "J.Zoffanÿ pinxt."; lower center: "Published Novr. 30th. 1769. | Mr. FOOTE & Mr. WESTON, in the Characters of THE PRESIDENT & Dr. LAST. | "Now Dr. Last, __________" I am come for my Shoes. Devil on two Sticks, Act 3d. Scene 2d. | Sold by M. Zoffanÿ in Lincoln's Inn Fields, Mr. Finlayson, & Mr. Parker, at No. 82 in Cornhill."; lower right: "J. Finlayson fect."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.14609
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- actors | cane | chairs | characters | costume | footstool | gesture | gloves | gown | hat | humor | interior | literary theme | men | microscope | play | pointing | president | satire | shoes | surprise | table | The Devil on Two Sticks (1707), novel | theater (discipline) | wig
- Associated People:
- Foote, Samuel (bap. 1721, d. 1777), actor and playwright
Weston, Thomas (1737–1776), actor - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40623
- Export:
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