Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Egan, Pierce, 1772-1849
Title:
The life of an actor / by Pierce Egan, author of "Life in London," "Tom and Jerry," "A Musical Drama," etc. ; dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. ; the poetical descriptions by T. Greenwood ; embellished with twenty-seven characteristic scenes, etched by Theodore Lane ; enriched also with several original designs on wood, executed by Mr. Thompson.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for C.S. Arnold, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, 1825.
Physical Description:
xvi, 272 p., [27] leaves of plates : ill ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Wood engravings by John Thompson. Cf. Abbey.
Subject Terms:
Actors -- Great Britain. | Acting -- Great Britain. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Theater -- Great Britain -- 18th century. | Theater -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Arnold, C. S. -- Publisher. | Whittingham, C. and C. -- Printer.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1825. | Wood engravings -- 1825.
Contributors:
Greenwood, T. L. (Thomas Longdon), 1806–1879. | Lane, Theodore, 1800–1828, ill. | Thompson, John, 1785–1866, engraver.