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Mr. Emery as Dandie Dinmont in Guy Mannering

Sitter John Emery British
1816–22
Not on view
The actor John Emery appears here in character wearing riding clothes and waving a whip. He embodies Dandie Dinmont in Daniel Terry's play "Guy Mannering" (Terry was a friend of Sir Walter Scott, who wrote the related novel, and adapted several of his famous plots to the stage). The related drama premiered at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in March 1816.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mr. Emery as Dandie Dinmont in Guy Mannering
  • Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
  • Sitter: John Emery (British, 1777–1822)
  • Date: 1816–22
  • Medium: Etching, hand-colored
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 11/16 × 5 9/16 in. (22 × 14.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.756-1621
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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