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Mr. Shuter, Mrs. Green and Mr. Quick in the Characters of Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle and Tony Lumkin, in Oliver Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer", Act V, Scene I

July 4, 1776
Not on view
Oliver Goldsmith's play "She Stoops to Conquer" was first performed in London in 1773. In this scene Mr. Hardcastle (played by Edward Shuter) stands at left and raises a hand in amazement as his wife (played by Jane Green) kneels and begs for her life. At right, Tony Lumkin (Mrs. Hardcastle's son and Mr. Hardcastle's stepson), played by John Quick, wears a jockey cap, boots and flowered waistcoat, holds a whip and points in amusement at the couple.

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  • Title: Mr. Shuter, Mrs. Green and Mr. Quick in the Characters of Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle and Tony Lumkin, in Oliver Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer", Act V, Scene I
  • Artist: Robert Laurie (British, London 1755–1836 Broxbourne, Hertfordshire)
  • Artist: After Thomas Parkinson (British, Oxford 1744–?1789)
  • Publisher: Robert Sayer and John Bennett (British, active 1774–83)
  • Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Irish, Pallas, Longford ca. 1728–1774 London)
  • Sitter: Edward Shuter (British, ca. 1728–1776)
  • Sitter: Jane Green (British, 1719–1791 Bristol)
  • Sitter: John Quick (British, London 1748–1831 London)
  • Date: July 4, 1776
  • Medium: Mezzotint; first state of two
  • Dimensions: sheet (trimmed close to plate line): 18 1/8 x 22 1/16 in. (46 x 56 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.960
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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