Robert Cooper - Mr. Gattie

Mr. Gattie

Robert Cooper's original hand-coloured engraving and etching entitled "Mr. Gattie" was published for the "Set of over Twenty Actor and Actress Portrayals" in 1822. This original Robert Cooper engraving is based upon a designed by M. W. Sharpe which depicts Mr. Gattie in his role of 'Monsieur Morbleu', from the play, 'Monsieur Tonson'.

Original Hand-Coloured Engraving & Etching by the British artist, Robert Cooper.

Mr. Gattie

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Engraver:	Cooper, Robert (London, active, 1800 - 1835)
Designer:	Sharpe, M. W. (British, 19th c.)
Date:	1822
Medium:	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving & Etching
Note:	Robert Cooper: A London based engraver of portraits and figure studies after the works of various British artists, Robert Cooper contributed engravings to Lodge's Portraits as well as illustrating several of Scot's novels. Yet Robert Cooper would probably have passed into obscurity if not for the fine series of over twenty actor and actress portrayals he created between 1820 and 1823. Mr. Gattie belongs to this set. These depictions are important as they are among the first such works of art in English theatre history. Such fine engravings as this example helped the actor to rise from his humble surroundings to become a celebrity, a position he enjoys to this day.
	In these original engravings Cooper surpassed by far any other work executed in his hand. Each of his engravings portray the most famous actors and actresses of the era, all represented in their most famous dramatic roles. Gattie, for example, is shown in his role of Monsieur Morbleu, from the play, Monsieur Tonson. These works of art were usually hand-coloured at the time of publication and often sold in the theatres in which the actor was performing.
Reference:	G. C. Williamson, Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, London, Bell & Sons, 1930, Vol. 1, p. 325.
	Ian Mackenzie, British Prints: Dictionary and Price Guide, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Antique Collectors' club, 1987, p. 84.
Source:	Set of over Twenty Actor and Actress Portrayals
Size:	10 X 6 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $165.00 US
Condition:	Printed on early nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published in 1822. Bearing the publisher's address and dated along the lower margin. Slight scuffing exists in the lower left corner else in good condition throughout and with fine, unfaded hand-colouring. Mr. Gattie represents an important example of the early English actor engraving.
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