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Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sophonisba in "Sophonisba"
Sophonisba

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Descriptive Information

ID Number
B279a-08
Title
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sophonisba in "Sophonisba"
Date
1778
Role
Sophonisba
Play
Sophonisba
Subject
  • Barry, Ann, 1734-1801
  • Actors
  • Costume
  • Theater--History--18th century--Pictorial works
  • Women in the theater
Type
Engravings
Dimensions
4 x 7 inches
Technique
  • Engraving
  • Etching
Creator
  • Roberts
  • Thornthwaite
Publisher
J. Bell
Description
  • Whole-length. Wearing crown and feathers, long hair, dress with tassles
  • holding cup in right hand
  • feathers and crown on head. With text: "Assure him that I drank it, drank it all, With an unalter'd Smile." Act V, Scene 7.
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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