Mrs. Clive as Olivia and Peg Woffington as Viola [graphic] / [Victor Moblard].
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Title
Mrs. Clive as Olivia and Peg Woffington as Viola [graphic] / [Victor Moblard].
Created/published
[late 19th cent.]
Description
1 item in 1 vol. : ink wash.
Associated name
Material base
paper
Note
Artist: Identification of artist is drawn from the work's similarity to portraits of Shylock found in the Daly extra-illustrated edition of Merchant of Venice (ART Vol. b26). The Shylock portraits are either signed or initialed and though this portrait is not, the writing at the bottom matches that of the writing on the Shylock portraits, particularly in the formulation of the V and the A. Since both volumes share a similar provenance it is probable that the artists of both are the same.
Full figures, both standing to center, Clive on left, Woffington on right. Woffington holds a hat in her left hand and left hand is across her chest, she is dressed as Cesario. Title is taken from label underneath each figure. Unsigned.
History: Wash is taken after an illustration by Francis Hayman, for Hanmer's 1774 ed. of Shakespeare. The published engraving is not labeled with players names and the labeling here seems to have been an assumption on the copyist's part.
No biographical information has been located on Moblard. The user is referred to entries under Toedteberg, Augustus for additional works from the Toedteberg shop.
Provenance: Item is contained in an extra-illustrated volume of the Daly edition of Twelfth night, as arranged for production at Daly's Theatre, Feb. 21, 1893. The volume was purchased by the Folgers from the auction of the Augustin Daly collection held through the American Art Galleries in 1900. According to the sales catalog, item no.735, the book was inlaid to folio by Augustus Toedteberg and contains watercolor portraits, the portraits being copies of rare prints.
Subject: Clive and Woffington were arch rivals and according to Davies 'no two women ever hated each other more'. I have found no evidence that the two ever played in Twelfth night together. Woffington is noted in DNB as playing Viola at Drury Lane in the season of 1744-5. Clive is noted as first playing Olivia at Drury Lane 1747-48 (Highfill).
The art collection of the Folger Library includes many volumes of extra-illustrated books, several of which formerly belonged to the library of the theatrical manager Augustin Daly. Many of Daly's extra-illustrated volumes were inlaid and organized by Augustus Toedteberg, a professional inlayer and repairer of prints who resided in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the 1870's to 1890's.
The volumes which Toedteberg grangerized contain a number of watercolor portraits copied after rare prints, which are signed by a Victor Moblard who may have been under the employ of Toedteberg. Moblard's style of painting and writing is rather distinct and even where he has not signed his name it is easy to spot his work. In cases where his signature or initials appear, or where the style gives evidence of his work, the item hs been entered under his name. In all cases, where known, a subject entry has been given for the original artist of the print from which Moblard was copying.
This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
Full figures, both standing to center, Clive on left, Woffington on right. Woffington holds a hat in her left hand and left hand is across her chest, she is dressed as Cesario. Title is taken from label underneath each figure. Unsigned.
History: Wash is taken after an illustration by Francis Hayman, for Hanmer's 1774 ed. of Shakespeare. The published engraving is not labeled with players names and the labeling here seems to have been an assumption on the copyist's part.
No biographical information has been located on Moblard. The user is referred to entries under Toedteberg, Augustus for additional works from the Toedteberg shop.
Provenance: Item is contained in an extra-illustrated volume of the Daly edition of Twelfth night, as arranged for production at Daly's Theatre, Feb. 21, 1893. The volume was purchased by the Folgers from the auction of the Augustin Daly collection held through the American Art Galleries in 1900. According to the sales catalog, item no.735, the book was inlaid to folio by Augustus Toedteberg and contains watercolor portraits, the portraits being copies of rare prints.
Subject: Clive and Woffington were arch rivals and according to Davies 'no two women ever hated each other more'. I have found no evidence that the two ever played in Twelfth night together. Woffington is noted in DNB as playing Viola at Drury Lane in the season of 1744-5. Clive is noted as first playing Olivia at Drury Lane 1747-48 (Highfill).
The art collection of the Folger Library includes many volumes of extra-illustrated books, several of which formerly belonged to the library of the theatrical manager Augustin Daly. Many of Daly's extra-illustrated volumes were inlaid and organized by Augustus Toedteberg, a professional inlayer and repairer of prints who resided in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the 1870's to 1890's.
The volumes which Toedteberg grangerized contain a number of watercolor portraits copied after rare prints, which are signed by a Victor Moblard who may have been under the employ of Toedteberg. Moblard's style of painting and writing is rather distinct and even where he has not signed his name it is easy to spot his work. In cases where his signature or initials appear, or where the style gives evidence of his work, the item hs been entered under his name. In all cases, where known, a subject entry has been given for the original artist of the print from which Moblard was copying.
This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
United States.
Call number
ART Vol. b32 no.19