Possibly Jeffery Dunstan as Dr Last in 'Dr Last in his Chariot' by Isaac Bickerstaffe and Samuel Foote

This theatrical portrait from 1782 shows a performer in character from Dr Last in his Chariot by Bickerstaffe and Foote. Johann Zoffany was the foremost painter of theatrical portraits in Georgian England, documenting the great actors of the London stage in their most famous roles. Zoffany's oil technique achieved exceptional textural fidelity in the rendering of fabrics, scientific instruments, and domestic interiors, combining Flemish-inspired precision with a natural observation of group...

The theatrical portrait captures the performer's dramatic gesture and expression in character, with Zoffany's detailed technique rendering both costume and stage presence with equal precision.