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Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"
The Way to Keep Him

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No Copyright - United States

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Title
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"
Play
The Way to Keep Him
Date
1792  
Role
Widow Bellmour
Subject
  • Actors  
  • Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815  
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater  
  • Costume  
Dimensions
3 x 4 1/4 in.
Technique
  • Etching  
  • Engraving  
Creator
Thornthwaite  
Publisher
J. Bell  
Description
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.
Rights
No Copyright - United States
ID Number
A149-36
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Collection Title
Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920
Collection
Portraits of Actors
TitleFrances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"
PlayThe Way to Keep Him
Date1792  
RoleWidow Bellmour
Subject
  • Actors  
  • Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815  
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater  
  • Costume  
Dimensions3 x 4 1/4 in.
Technique
  • Etching  
  • Engraving  
CreatorThornthwaite  
PublisherJ. Bell  
DescriptionWhole-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.
RightsNo Copyright - United States
ID NumberA149-36
Physical CollectionUniversity of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Collection TitlePortraits of Actors, 1720-1920
CollectionPortraits of Actors

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