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[Charles Mathews] Mr. Mathews. Portrait of Himself And as Representing Four Extraordinary Characters. That this Print may not be mistaken for a collection of subjects merely Theatrical, it has been deemed expedient to accompany it by a short explanation of its object. _ The characters introduced are all taken from the life. _ The principal figure is an Idiot amusing himself with a fly: _ The next o him a Drunken Ostler, (introduced in 'Killing no Murder'.) _ The third an extraordinary fat man whose manners and appearance suggested the idea of Mr. Wiggins, in the face of that name: _ And the last Fond Barney, a character well known on the York Race course. _ The intention of the Artist is to present a portrait of Mr. Mathews as Studying those characters for imitation, preserving at the same time his likeness, as varied in the representation of each.