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Description
Featuring an engraving titled "Lady Bountiful" by the artist Rob. W. Macbeth with its original vellum cover page. This work is an illustration for the character from George Farquhar's early 18th-century comedy, The Beaux' Stratagem, and was likely published as part of a collection of character sketches around 1892.
- Artist: Robert Walker Macbeth RA (1848–1910), a Scottish painter and etcher.
- Medium: Original engraving or photogravure.
- Original Publication Year: Circa 1878, with this specific print likely from an 1892 or 1902 book called Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama.
- Subject: The print depicts a woman in a snowy, outdoor setting, illustrating the benevolent character from the play.
The Character Lady Bountiful
In Farquhar's play, Lady Bountiful is a respected, wealthy, country gentlewoman known for her wisdom and charitable acts in the community of Lichfield.
Role in the Play: She is the mother of Sullen and Dorinda. She is a self-proclaimed healer who uses unconventional methods, and the local innkeeper Boniface describes how she spends half her income on charitable uses.
In Farquhar's play, Lady Bountiful is a respected, wealthy, country gentlewoman known for her wisdom and charitable acts in the community of Lichfield.
Role in the Play: She is the mother of Sullen and Dorinda. She is a self-proclaimed healer who uses unconventional methods, and the local innkeeper Boniface describes how she spends half her income on charitable uses.
Archetype: Her name became an archetypal term for a wealthy, often patronizing, woman who dispenses charity.
Literary Context: The text in the image is an excerpt from the play, featuring a dialogue between Aimwell and Boniface discussing Lady Bountiful's character and charitable nature.
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