In this artwork, how is the Background discussed?
The staging of Harlequin Sheppard — a play by John Thurmond based around the exploits of the famed criminal and escape-artist Jack Sheppard — by the three impresarios of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane: Colley Cibber, the actor Barton Booth, and Robert Wilks, in November 1724, spurred Hogarth into immediate action.
Colley Cibber Robert Wilks Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Barton Booth Harlequin Sheppard Jack Sheppard John Thurmond