Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Egan, Pierce, 1772-1849
Title:
Captain Macheath, or, The highwayman of a century since! : interspersed with numerous racy sketches of celebrated male and female characters / by Pierce Egan ... ; the whole of the designs drawn and etched by Pierce Egan the younger.
Published / Created:
London : F. Hextall, 1842.
Physical Description:
270 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
An adaptation of John Gay's The beggar's opera.
Subject Terms:
Hextall, F. -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Etchings -- 1842. | Wood engravings -- 1842.
Contributors:
Gay, John, 1685–1732. Beggar's opera. | Egan, Pierce, 1814–1880, ill.