Harding, Sylvester. Richard Tarlton

Folger bibliographic ID: 258432
Folger call number: ART Vol. a34 (vol.1, before p.cxlv)
Folger holdings ID: 341602

General notes

This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance Full figure portrait to left, standing, looking front, playing pipe and tabor. Title from engraving after drawing. Pencil note under portrait mistakenly identifies the subject as William Kempe. Unsigned Artist: Drawing is similar to a print by Silvester Harding (see below) and a penciled note on the flyleaf of the volume which houses the item credits Harding as artist of some of the original drawings inside History: An engraving of this Tarlton portrait was published in Harding's Biographical mirrour, 1792, with the label reading: Richard Tarlton. From a drawing of the same size in the Pepysian Library of Magdalen College Cambridge. Publ. April 16 1792 ... Harv. cat. of dram. ports. lists the engraving as no.2 under the entry for Tarlton. FSL has an ink wash portrait of the same also attributed to Harding (ART Box H263.5 no.3). FSL copy of the published work is DA 28.9 B5 Cage Subject: Tarlton was a comic actor during Shakespeare's time. He is listed as one of the twelve players who formed the company of Queen's players in 1583 Provenance: Item is inlaid in an extra illustrated copy of the 1857 edition of Shakespeare's works. For information concerning volume and provenance see record for Harding, Silvester. Dr. Farmer Published work: Harding, Silvester. Biographical mirrour ... London: S&E Harding, [1792-1795]

Extended title: Richard Tarlton [Silvester Harding]

Tarlton, Richard, -1588 Actors

possible artist: Harding, Sylvester, 1745-1809
depiction: Tarlton, Richard, -1588
former owner: Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909