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SHERIDAN
(Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Dramatist)
Autograph Address Leaf signed in full
addressed to “J. Graham Esq, Cranford, Middlesex”, 1 side 4to., London, 24th July
Sheridan was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1812, representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester. The owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, he wrote several prominent plays such as
The Rivals
(1775),
The Duenna
(1775),
The School for Scandal
(1777) and
A Trip to Scarborough
(1777), along with serving as Treasurer of the Navy from 1806 to 1807. He held the posts of Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall (1804–1807) and Treasurer of the Navy (1806–1807). Sheridan was noted for his close political relationship with the Prince of Wales, leading a faction of his supporters in the Commons. By 1805 when the Prince was cooling on his previous support of Catholic Emancipation Sheridan, George Tierney and others announced their own opposition to it. After his death in 1816, Sheridan was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, and his plays remain a central part of the Western canon and are regularly performed around the world.
Item Date:
1812
Stock No:
42373
£125
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