Mr. Hackett, in the Character of Rip Van Winkle
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Prior to his theatrical debut in 1826, Hackett had amused friends with his gift for mimicry. He later drew on his talent for imitating regional dialects and characteristics in a succession of comic roles. President Abraham Lincoln, an avid theatergoer, was particularly intrigued by Hackett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s performances, and invited him to the White House in 1863 to discuss Shakespeare. Hackett later moved into theater management, producing, and playwriting."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "This painting shows Hackett in the role of Rip Van Winkle, as performed in an 1830 production based on Washington Irving\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1819 story. The role was particularly appropriate for the young United States: Sometime before 1775, the colonial Rip falls asleep and awakens twenty years later, astonished by his transformed world."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en la Ciudad de Nueva York"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Actor de reparto especializado en \u00e2\u0080\u009ctipos\u00e2\u0080\u009d c\u00c3\u00b3micos, James Henry Hackett fue uno de los primeros artistas de teatro cuya exitosa carrera en EE.UU. tuvo paralelo en los escenarios brit\u00c3\u00a1nicos. Antes de su debut en 1826, Hackett divert\u00c3\u00ada a sus amistades con su talento de imitador, el cual luego aplic\u00c3\u00b3 en una serie de papeles c\u00c3\u00b3micos para imitar dialectos y caracter\u00c3\u00adsticas regionales. Las actuaciones de Hackett le interesaron al presidente Abraham Lincoln, amante del teatro, quien lo invit\u00c3\u00b3 a la Casa Blanca en 1863 para hablar de Shakespeare. Hackett fue luego administrador, productor y escritor teatral."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Aqu\u00c3\u00ad aparece Hackett en el papel de Rip Van Winkle, tal como se present\u00c3\u00b3 en una producci\u00c3\u00b3n de 1830 basada en el cuento de 1819 de Washington Irving. El personaje era muy apropiado para la joven naci\u00c3\u00b3n estadounidense: Rip, aldeano de la \u00c3\u00a9poca colonial, se queda dormido antes de 1775 y despierta 20 a\u00c3\u00b1os despu\u00c3\u00a9s en un mundo completamente transformado."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "(Sotheby\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, New York, May 22, 1996, lot 85); purchased 1996 NPG"}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "According to sale catalog, previous owners were James Henry Hackett and James Ricau."}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution"}], "name": [{"label": "Artist", "content": "Henry Inman, 28 Oct 1801 - 17 Jan 1846"}, {"label": "Sitter", "content": "James Henry Hackett, 15 Mar 1800 - 28 Dec 1871"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "Weapon\\Gun\\Rifle"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Exterior\\Landscape\\Rural"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Nature & Environment\\Animal\\Bird\\Owl"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "James Henry Hackett: Male"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "James Henry Hackett: Literature\\Writer"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "James Henry Hackett: Performing Arts\\Performer\\Actor\\Theater"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "James Henry Hackett: Performing Arts\\Theater manager"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Portrait"}], "place": [{"label": "Place", "content": "United States\\New York\\Kings\\New York"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Oil on canvas"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Stretcher: 76.8 x 64.1 x 2.5cm (30 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 1\")"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Frame: 105.4 x 92.1 x 10.2cm (41 1/2 x 36 1/4 x 4\")"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Portrait Gallery"}], "objectRights": [{"label": "Restrictions & Rights", "content": "CC0"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Painting"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.47", "hash": "84368052a2dc84529c99c9df53f64a1061ff4c77", "docSignature": "cb1577ceab3fc7db10576e542794f3da", "timestamp": 1665132944, "lastTimeUpdated": 1665132859, "title": "Mr. Hackett, in the Character of Rip Van Winkle"}