Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England

by James Davis and Jim Davis

The popularity of the comic performers of late-Georgian and Regency England and their frequent depiction in portraits, caricatures and prints is beyond dispute, yet until now little has been written on the subject. In this unique study Jim Davis considers the representation of English low comic actors, such as Joseph Munden, John Liston, Charles Mathews and John Emery, in the visual arts of the period, the ways in which such representations became...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107098858
• ISBN13: 9781107098855
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 10.0"