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Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Rule a Wife and Have a Wife

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These images are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include faculty research, teaching, and student projects. If interested in obtaining higher resolution images for your research or a publication, please contact dcc@library.illinois.edu. Fees may apply.

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ID Number
A149-20
Title
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Date
1776
Role
Estifania
Play
Rule a Wife and Have a Wife
Subject
  • Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815
  • Actors
  • Costume
  • Theater--History--18th century--Pictorial works
  • Women in the theater
Type
Engravings
Dimensions
Border 4 x 5 1/2 inches
Technique
  • Engraving
  • Etching
Creator
Roberts, J.
Publisher
J. Bell
Description
  • Whole-length. Wearing dress with ornaments, headdress with plumes, and cross pendant
  • holding chain. With text: "And here's a Chain of Whitings Eyes for Pearls, a Musell monger would have made a better."
Rights
These images are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include faculty research, teaching, and student projects. If interested in obtaining higher resolution images for your research or a publication, please contact dcc@library.illinois.edu. Fees may apply.
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Collection
Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920, University of Illinois Library

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