Theatrical Tinsel Portrait by Park, 1851

"Mr Campbell as the Rover of Cuba", No. 98, London, published October 9th 1851...A. Park, 47 Leonard St, Finsbury

a pirate bearing a flintlock pistol, mountains, sea and shipwreck in the background, 'tinsel' mounted collage on paper with handpainted water-colour highlights, in a simple period frame

 26.5cm x 21.5cm

Reference: Archibald Alexander Park, 47 Leonard Street, Shoreditch: a family concern in business between 1835-1863. See: George Speaight's 'Juvenile Drama', Macdonald & Co, 1946, page 222. The 'Red Rover of Cuba or The Mutiny of the Dolphin' was first performed at the Adelphi Theatre in 1829.

Stock Reference: LH 1814