Book contents
- Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England
- Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Book part
- Part I English comic actors and their representation
- Part II Humorous as a sketch by Hogarth
- Part III Chaste as a picture by Wilkie
- 9 Wilkie, everyday life and the theatre
- 10 Acting from nature and observation
- 11 JohnBannister: ‘the best kind of Englishman’
- 12 John Emery: ‘this Wilkie of actors’
- 13 Actors as artists and connoisseurs
- Part IV ‘Alone I did it!’: the case of Charles Mathews
- Bibliography
- Index
12 - John Emery: ‘this Wilkie of actors’
from Part III - Chaste as a picture by Wilkie
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2015
Book contents
- Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England
- Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Book part
- Part I English comic actors and their representation
- Part II Humorous as a sketch by Hogarth
- Part III Chaste as a picture by Wilkie
- 9 Wilkie, everyday life and the theatre
- 10 Acting from nature and observation
- 11 JohnBannister: ‘the best kind of Englishman’
- 12 John Emery: ‘this Wilkie of actors’
- 13 Actors as artists and connoisseurs
- Part IV ‘Alone I did it!’: the case of Charles Mathews
- Bibliography
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015