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1855
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1834
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1772
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1900
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1907
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1749
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1833
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1841
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1867
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1880
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1890
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Role
King Richard III
52
Hamlet
38
Isabella
19
Rosetta
17
Peggy
15
Sir Giles Overreach
15
Belvidera
14
Bob Acres
12
Calista
12
Euphrasia
11
Euphrosyne
11
Norval
11
Rip Van Winkle
11
Virginius
11
Macbeth
10
Cato
9
Horatia
9
Jane Shore
9
Juliet
9
Orestes
9
Apollo
8
Beverley
8
Falstaff
8
Archer
7
Caleb Quotem
7
Captain Bobadil
7
Iago
7
Lady Macbeth
7
Mandane
7
Polly
7
Rosina
7
Sir Peter Teazle
7
Alexander
6
Bajazet
6
Captain Macheath
6
Dominick
6
Frederick
6
George Barnwell
6
Monimia
6
Rosalind
6
Scrub
6
Selim
6
Sir Harry Wildair
6
Teague
6
Belinda
5
Ben
5
Clara
5
Cleopatra
5
Constance
5
Doctor Pangloss
5
Don Felix
5
Dr. Last
5
Elvira
5
Hermione
5
Lucius Junius Brutus
5
Rolla
5
Rose
5
Stranger
5
Tyke
5
Zara
5
Artaxerxes
4
Brutus
4
Captain Cuttle
4
Colonel Feignwell
4
Colonel Oldboy
4
Cordelia
4
Coriolanus
4
Cymon
4
Don John
4
Douglas
4
Earl of Essex
4
Edgar
4
Estifania
4
Justice Woodcock
4
Lady Teazle
4
Lord Ogleby
4
Lovegold
4
Miss Hoyden
4
Olivia
4
Phaedra
4
Phocyas
4
Puff
4
Queen Elizabeth
4
Richelieu
4
Shylock
4
Sir John Brute
4
Sir Pertinax Macsycophant
4
Tancred
4
Tom Coffin
4
Tragic Muse
4
Amelia
3
Amina
3
Aminadab Sleek
3
Ancient Pistol
3
Andromache
3
Angelica
3
Audrey
3
Aurelia
3
Beatrice
3
Biron
3
Subject
Theater
3346
Actors
3318
Costume
2095
Women in the theater
1343
Theatrical managers
600
Performing arts
484
Singers
469
Dramatists
350
Women in the performing arts
293
Composers
78
Authors
69
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833
68
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
64
Entertainers
61
Dancers
60
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
57
Child actors
55
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
50
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872
47
Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835
46
Betty, William Hen. West (William Henry West), b. 1791
45
Breeches parts
40
Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816
40
Rehan, Ada, 1857-1916
39
Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815
38
Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812
35
Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905
35
Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873
35
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777
33
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
33
Bannister, John, 1760-1836
31
Yates, Mrs. (Mary Ann), 1728-1784
31
Musicians
28
Pope, Elizabeth, ca. 1740-1797
28
Brunton, Anne, 1768-1808
27
Quick, John, 1748-1831
26
Palmer, John, 1742?-1798
24
Billington, Elizabeth, 1768-1818
23
Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854
23
Lewis, William Thomas, 1749-1811
23
Munden, Joseph Shepherd, 1758-1832
22
Elliston, Robert William, 1774-1831
21
Fawcett, John, 1768 or 9-1837
21
Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826
21
Theater
20
Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852
20
Burton, William Evans, 1802-1860
20
Hartley, Elizabeth, 1750?-1824
20
Parsons, William, 1736-1795
20
Woffington, Margaret, d. 1760
20
Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
19
King, Thomas, 1730-1805
19
Liston, John, 1776-1846
19
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856
19
Woodward, Henry, 1714-1777
18
Barry, Ann, 1734-1801
17
Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835
17
Artists
16
Blackface entertainers
16
Smith, William, 1730-1819
16
Clowns
15
Henderson, John, 1747-1785
15
Crabtree, Lotta, 1847-1924
14
Holman, J. G. (Joseph George), 1764-1817
14
Comedians
13
Crouch, Anna Maria, 1763-1805
13
Minstrels
13
O'Neill, Eliza, 1791-1872
13
Young, Charles Mayne, 1777-1856
13
Performing arts
12
Catley, Ann, 1745-1789
12
Cooke, Thomas Potter, 1786-1864
12
Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876
12
Dowton, William, 1764-1851
12
Editors
12
Foote, Maria, 1797?-1867
12
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
12
Mathews, Charles James, 1803-1878
12
Mellon, Harriot, Duchess of St. Albans, 1777?-1837
12
Theatrical producers and directors
12
Anderson, Mary, 1859-1940
11
Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879
11
Bunn, Margaret Agnes, 1799-1883
11
Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
11
Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829
11
Farren, William, 1786-1861
11
Female impersonators
11
Glover, Julia, 1779-1850
11
Humorists
11
Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821
11
Martyr, Margaret, d. 1807
11
Pope, Jane, 1742-1818
11
Reeve, John, 1799-1838
11
Wallack, James William, 1791?-1864
11
Clowns
10
Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817
10
Davison, Maria Rebecca, 1783-1858
10
Fox, George Lafayette, 1825-1877
10
Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
10
Kemble, Marie Therese, 1774-1838
10
Technique
Etching
2331
Engraving
2191
Stippling
1259
Photomechanical processes
433
Lithography
274
Photogravure
124
Wood engraving
87
Mezzotint
63
Photography
45
Etched daguerreotype process
42
Aquatint
20
Woodcut
17
Block printing (relief printing process)
16
Drawing (image-making)
16
Photolithography
13
Printing
11
Woodburytype (process)
8
Letterpress printing
2
Collotype
1
ETching
1
Creator
Wilde, S.
152
Wageman, T.
101
Roberts, J.
97
Rogers, J.
94
Thornthwaite
81
Ridley, W.
74
Wilde
61
Sarony
51
Alais
47
Wageman
45
Hollyer, S.
43
Gebbie & Husson
40
Woolnoth, T.
39
Page, R.
36
Singleton
35
Drummond, Rose E.
33
Cooper, R.
32
Cook, H.R.
30
Heath, C.
27
Kennerley
27
Audinet, P.
26
Dodd, D.
26
Kennerley, J.
23
Walker
23
Meyer, H.
22
Thomson
22
Thomson, J.
22
Drummond, S.
21
Hopwood, J.
21
Woolnoth
21
Cruikshank
20
Leney, W.
20
Roberts
20
Ridley
19
Dighton, R.
18
Terry
18
Wright, T.
18
Conde, J.
17
Lawrence, T.
17
Paine
17
Cook
16
Page
16
Adcock, G.
15
Craig, G.
15
Harlow, G.H.
15
Neagle, J.
15
Reynolds, J.
15
Clint, G.
13
Dodd
13
Howard
13
Cruikshank, G.
12
Gebbie
12
Heath, J.
12
Lane, R.J.
12
Mackenzie
12
Stothard, T.
12
Hall, H.B.
11
Alais, J.
10
Angus
10
Cardon, A.
10
Freeman
10
Freeman, S.
10
Graf, J.
10
Harding, S.
10
Hopwood
10
Mayall
10
Blood, T.
9
Cruikshank, R.
9
Goldar, J.
9
Grignion, C.
9
Leney
9
Reading, B.
9
Reynolds, S.W.
9
Shee, M.A.
9
Audinet
8
Collyer, J.
8
Drummond
8
Edwin, D.
8
Heath
8
Hollis
8
Laurie, R.
8
Pound, D.J.
8
Rogers
8
Scriven, E.
8
Beechey, W.
7
Bierstadt, E.
7
Cheesman, T.
7
Clater
7
Cook, T.
7
Dunlap, W.
7
Durand, A.B.
7
Greatbach, W.
7
Hullmandel, C.
7
Jackman, W.G.
7
Meadows
7
Moses, H.
7
Picart, C.
7
Wivell, A.
7
Armytage, J.C.
6
Baker, J.E.
6
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Portrait of William Abbot
William Abbot as Colonel Mannering in "Guy Mannering"
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Aurelia in "The Twin Rivals"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Aurelia in "The Twin Rivals"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Charlotte in "The Hypocrite"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Clarinda in "The Suspicious Husband"
Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) and Frances Abington (nee Barton) in the Characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as the Comic Muse
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Corinna in "The Confederacy"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Betty Modish in "The Careless Husband"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Harriet in "The Funeral"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Sadlife in "The Double Gallant"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lappet
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Miss Prue in "Love For Love"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Mrs. Pinchwife in "The Country Wife"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Olivia in "Twelfth Night"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Phillis in "Conscious Lovers"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia and Lord Shelburne as Malagrida
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"
Miss Abrams as Sylvia in "Cymon"
Portrait of Edwin Adams
Portrait of William Abbot
Image
Half-length. In Roman dress, wearing short sleeves, toga, and high collar.
William Abbot as Colonel Mannering in "Guy Mannering"
Image
Whole length. Wearing long coat and boots, holding hat. With text: "I know you, and if you do not instantly descend those stairs, by the heaven above us, you shall take but one step from the top to the bottom."
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1779
Whole-length. Hands clasped, wearing dress with rose embellishments and ruffles. With text: "Oh that dear Sparta! Their Women had a Noble Magna Charta."
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1772
Half-length. Wearing glove only in right hand.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1772
Half-length.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1772
Half-length, wearing glove in right hand only.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1783
Half-length. Wearing headdress with plumes.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image
Bust.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image
Bust. Wearing necklace of pearls, hair braided.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1798
Bust. Wearing large hat with feathers, ribbon and wide brim. Lace and ribbon on top of dress. Curly hair.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image
Bust. Wearing large hat with feathers, ribbon and wide brim. Lace and ribbon on top of dress. Curly hair.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1891
Bust. Wearing hat with feathers, ribbon and wide brim. Lace and ribbon on top of dress.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1797
Half-length, looking through curtain.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image
Full-length. In restoration costume dress with ornaments and tassles.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Aurelia in "The Twin Rivals"
Image | 1777
Whole-length. Wearing dress with ornaments and headdress with plumes, holding a fan. With text: "No, no, I'm resolved against a man that disappears all the summer like a Woodcock." Act II, Scene 1.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Aurelia in "The Twin Rivals"
Image
Three-quarter-length. Wearing dress with ornaments and headdress with plumes, holding fan. With text from Diary of Henry Crabb Robinson: "1811_June 16th___met the once celebrated Mrs. Abington__She herself laughed at her snub nose"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Charlotte in "The Hypocrite"
Image | 1786
Whole-length standing, facing left to male figure. Wearing dress with ornaments, headdress with plume, holding fan. With text: "How! Two Thousand Pounds!"Act IV, Scene 1.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Clarinda in "The Suspicious Husband"
Image | 1779
Whole-length standing. Wearing dress with ornaments, headdress with plumes, holding open fan.
Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) and Frances Abington (nee Barton) in the Characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses
Image
Whole-length. Holding props.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as the Comic Muse
Image | 1783
Whole-length standing, leaning on pedestal, holding mask in hand.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Corinna in "The Confederacy"
Image | 1779
Whole-length. Wearing dress with ornaments, headdress with plumes. With text: "O Lord, a letter! is there ever a token in it?" Act 2.d, Scene 1st
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | 1776
holding chain. With text: "And here's a Chain of Whitings Eyes for Pearls, a Musell monger would have made a better."
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | 1776
holding up chain with cross. With text: "And here's a Chain of Whitings Eyes for Pearls, A Musell monger would have made a better."
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image
Whole-length. Wearing hat with plumes, holding a pistol.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | 1771
Whole-length. Wearing green dress and holding pistol. Colored print.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Betty Modish in "The Careless Husband"
Image | 1777
wearing dress with ornaments, large headdress with plumes, holding fan in left hand, gloves in right. With text: "How handsomely does he reproach me! But I can't bear that he should think I know it." Act V, Sc. VI
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Harriet in "The Funeral"
Image | 1780
holding open fan. With text: "I can as ingeniously as I should then, acknowledge that I have been in an Error?" Act II. Sc. 2
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Sadlife in "The Double Gallant"
Image | 1777
Whole-length portrait, standing with Atall in interior setting. With text: "Olud! I'm going home this minute: And if you shou'd offer to dog my Chair, I protest I_was ever such usage_Lord_sure! oh_follow me down then." Act II, Sc 2
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lappet
Image
Whole-length. Line drawing printed in maroon ink.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Miss Prue in "Love For Love"
Image | 1777
here will you have any?" Act 2, Scene 10
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Mrs. Pinchwife in "The Country Wife"
Image | 1777
Whole-length, standing with hands under bib. Wearing ribbon in hair and dress with ribbon ornaments. With text: "Nay, I will go abroad, that's once." Act III, Scene 2.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Olivia in "Twelfth Night"
Image | 1779
Whole-length. Wearing long veil. With text: "Look you, Sir, such a one I wear." Act I, Scene 9
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Phillis in "Conscious Lovers"
Image | 1776
Whole-length, standing in interior with male figure in background. With text: "Oh here is my Young Mistress. Go ye Liquorish Fool" Act III, Scene 4
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia
Image
Whole-length standing to left of draped pedestal, holding mask in right hand.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia
Image | 1834
Whole-length standing to left of draped pedestal, mask in right hand.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia and Lord Shelburne as Malagrida
Image | 1777
Busts.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"
Image
holding book in hand. With text: "Oh! blest with temper, whose unclouded ray, Can make tomorrow chearful as to day." Act III, Scene 1.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"
Image | 1792
Whole-length, standing in interior setting. Wearing dress with ribbon ornaments and headdress with plumes. With text: "Oh! blest with temper, whose unclouded ray, Can make tomorrow chearful as to-day" Act III, Scene 1.
Miss Abrams as Sylvia in "Cymon"
Image | 1778
Whole-length. Wearing purple and yellow dress, wearing hat and holding basket. With text: "Oh why should we sorrow who never knew sin..." In color.
Portrait of Edwin Adams
Image
Bust. Wearing coat, vest and bow tie. Magazine clipping.
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