Regency Portraits Catalogue
John Fawcett (1768-1837), Actor and dramatist
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Highfill's Dictionary lists 43 engravings, mainly in character parts. Portraits are:
1792
Oil by De Wilde in Maugham Collection, whole-length as 'Jack Nightshade' in The Choleric Man, 1972, reproduced, Guide, 1981, p 31. Several oils and drawings by De Wilde of Fawcett in character parts are in the Garrick Club.
1809
Pencil drawing by George Dance in Garrick Club, profile signed and dated: 5 Jan 1809.
1815
Oil on wood panel by G. H. Harlow at Parham Park together with companion portraits of Fawcett's wife and sons; an engraving by Say was published 1815 and a coloured chalk drawing was in SKM 186 (1847).
Undated
Miniature attributed to Jagger and called Fawcett is in Garrick Club (427P).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
1792
Oil by De Wilde in Maugham Collection, whole-length as 'Jack Nightshade' in The Choleric Man, 1972, reproduced, Guide, 1981, p 31. Several oils and drawings by De Wilde of Fawcett in character parts are in the Garrick Club.
1809
Pencil drawing by George Dance in Garrick Club, profile signed and dated: 5 Jan 1809.
1815
Oil on wood panel by G. H. Harlow at Parham Park together with companion portraits of Fawcett's wife and sons; an engraving by Say was published 1815 and a coloured chalk drawing was in SKM 186 (1847).
Undated
Miniature attributed to Jagger and called Fawcett is in Garrick Club (427P).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.