John Poole
(1786?-1872), Dramatist and writerEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 3 portraits
John Poole's reputation as a theatrical wit was established by the publication of his Hamlet Travestie in 1810. He was the author of some forty now forgotten plays, but is best remembered for his comedy Paul Pry (1825). Poole published a long series of humorous essays based on this work, brought together in Paul Pry's Journal of a Residence at Little Pedlington (1836), Paul Pry's Delicate Attentions (1837) and Little Pedlington and the Pedlingtonians (1839).
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, feigned oval, engraved 1827
NPG 3807
by William Brockedon
black and red chalk, 1830
NPG 2515(25)
by George Clint, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, (circa 1826)
NPG D40345
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