
Thomas Worlidge (1700-66)
Mr Theophilus Cibber, the Comedian 1735
RCIN 452429
The celebrated actor Theophilus Cibber specialised in comic roles. This drawing shows Cibber during the period when he was a leading figure at the Drury Lane theatre in London. George never saw Cibber perform: the actor perished in a shipwreck four years before the prince was born.
Purchased in 1810
Purchased in 1810