Mr. Fawcett as Hardy: "Why my illness was only a fetch, man!" (Belle's Stratagem)

October 1817

Not on view

The actor John Fawcett here appears in character as Old Hardy in Hannah Cowley's play "The Belle's Stratagem, wearing a cap and long pink flowered house coat. The print was made to illustrate Kenrick's "The British Stage and Literary Cabinet," volume 1.

Artwork Details

Title: Mr. Fawcett as Hardy: "Why my illness was only a fetch, man!" (Belle's Stratagem)
Series/Portfolio: The British Stage and Literary Cabinet
Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
Sitter: John Fawcett (British, 1768–1837)
Author: Related playwright Hannah Cowley (British, 1743–1809)
Author: Related author Thomas Kenrick (British, active 1817–22)
Date: October 1817
Medium: Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 4 3/16 in. (19.8 × 10.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.756-1627
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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