John Liston (ca. 1776-1846) was one of London's leading comic actors during the Regency and the first comedian to command a salary greater than that of a tragedian. He also became a household name from his portrayal of the title role in the play Paul Pry. He was a particular favourite of the Prince Regent.
| Artist |
Antoine Fonrouge
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Antoine Bara Blaisot
RKD
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| Title | Portrait of British Actor John Liston |
| Date | 1827 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Paris TGN |
| Medium and support | lithography AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription outside the depiction, left: Lith. de Fonrouge |
| inscription outside the depiction, right: Legrand | |
| inscription: Liston,/ Comédien Anglais | |
| inscription bottom left: Galerie Universelle | |
| inscription centre below: Place Vendome. N°. 24./ N°. 307 | |
| inscription bottom right: Publiée par Blaisot | |
| inscription bottom right: N° 2326 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | lithographs AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-RR |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-RR |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8284/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 48C8312 portrait of actor, actress Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(JOHN LISTON) historical person (JOHN LISTON) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Romantic (modern European styles) AAT |
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