Edward Topham, seated in profile to the right, a pen in his hand, has just kicked over his circular writing-table in frenzied inspiration. He raises his clenched left fist.  An inkstand and fragments of paper inscribed 'Epilogue Mrs W----- [Wells] Hay-Market, Epilogue Mrs S------s [Siddons] Drury-lane', and 'Prologue for Miss F------[Farren] Covent Garden' lie on the ground. On the wall (right) hangs an oval bust portrait of Mrs. Siddons, her head turned in profile to the left. Above and behind Topham's head is a small parrot in a cage, saying, "Bravo Captn Prologue! Bravo!"  13 January 1785
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1785<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1785-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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