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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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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
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater--History--18th century--Pictorial works  
  • Costume  
  • Actors  
  • Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815  
Type
Engravings
Dimensions
Border 4 x 5 1/2 in.
Technique
  • Etching  
  • Engraving  
Creator
Roberts, J.  
Publisher
J. Bell  
Description
  • holding chain. With text: "And here's a Chain of Whitings Eyes for Pearls, a Musell monger would have made a better."
  • Whole-length. Wearing dress with ornaments, headdress with plumes, and cross pendant
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.
Rights Statements
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted  
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
ID Number
A149-20
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection Title
Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920
Collection
Portraits of Actors
TitleFrances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Date1776
RoleEstifania
PlayRule a Wife and Have a Wife
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater--History--18th century--Pictorial works  
  • Costume  
  • Actors  
  • Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815  
TypeEngravings
DimensionsBorder 4 x 5 1/2 in.
Technique
  • Etching  
  • Engraving  
CreatorRoberts, J.  
PublisherJ. Bell  
Description
  • holding chain. With text: "And here's a Chain of Whitings Eyes for Pearls, a Musell monger would have made a better."
  • Whole-length. Wearing dress with ornaments, headdress with plumes, and cross pendant
RightsThese 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.
Rights StatementsIn Copyright - Educational Use Permitted  
Physical CollectionUniversity of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
ID NumberA149-20
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection TitlePortraits of Actors, 1720-1920
CollectionPortraits of Actors

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