Mrs. Jordan in the character of the comic muse

Park, Thomas (1759-1834)

Hoppner, John (1758-1810) (after a work of)

Item type:

print

Date of creation:

1787

Height:

69.7 cm  (27 7/16 in.)

Width:

45.4 cm  (17 7/8 in.)

image: 65.6 × 44.8cm (25 13/16 × 17 5/8 inches)

Technique / Medium:

handcolored, mezzotint (second state) on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, laid paper

Description

Presented as a portrait of the comic actress Dorothy Jordan, the active theatrical scene depicted in this print involves mythological figures Thalia (goddess of comedy), Euphrosyne (goddess of mirth), and a mischievous satyr (possibly Marsyas?) in a wooded setting; also visible are a distant mountain, trees, costumes, theatrical masks, and a lyre.

People as subjects

Jordan, Dorothy (1761-1816)

Iconclass

48C8312
portrait of actor, actress
92D423
Thalia (one of the Muses); 'Talia' (Ripa)
92D32
Euphorsyne (one of the Graces)
92L41
satyr(s) (in general)
48C85
theatre, theatrical performance
48D2
clothes, costume
48D283
mask

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Lettered, lower left: "Painted by J. Hoppner."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by T. Park."; lettered, lower center: "Mrs. JORDAN in the CHARACTER of the COMIC MUSE; | Supported by Euphrosyne, who represses the Advances of a Satyr. | London Published by T. Park no.22 Jermyn Street, August 1s, 1787."

RIdIM record id

6335