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Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sophonisba in "Sophonisba"
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Title
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sophonisba in "Sophonisba"
Date
1778
Role
Sophonisba
Play
Sophonisba
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater  
  • Costume  
  • Actors  
  • Barry, Ann, 1734-1801  
Type
Engravings
Dimensions
4 x 7 in.
Technique
  • Etching  
  • Engraving  
Creator
  • Thornthwaite  
  • Roberts  
Publisher
J. Bell  
Description
  • 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.
  • holding cup in right hand
  • Whole-length. Wearing crown and feathers, long hair, dress with tassles
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
ID Number
B279a-08
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection Title
Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920
Collection
Portraits of Actors
TitleAnn Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sophonisba in "Sophonisba"
Date1778
RoleSophonisba
PlaySophonisba
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater  
  • Costume  
  • Actors  
  • Barry, Ann, 1734-1801  
TypeEngravings
Dimensions4 x 7 in.
Technique
  • Etching  
  • Engraving  
Creator
  • Thornthwaite  
  • Roberts  
PublisherJ. Bell  
Description
  • 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.
  • holding cup in right hand
  • Whole-length. Wearing crown and feathers, long hair, dress with tassles
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.
Physical CollectionUniversity of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
ID NumberB279a-08
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection TitlePortraits of Actors, 1720-1920
CollectionPortraits of Actors

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