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John Edwin as Don Vincentio, Richard Wroughton as Don Carlos, Isabella Hallam Mattocks as Olivia and Mary Robinson (Darby) as Victoria in a scene from "Bold Stroke For a Husband"
A Bold Stroke for a Husband

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Title
John Edwin as Don Vincentio, Richard Wroughton as Don Carlos, Isabella Hallam Mattocks as Olivia and Mary Robinson (Darby) as Victoria in a scene from "Bold Stroke For a Husband"
Play
A Bold Stroke for a Husband
Role
  • Victoria
  • Olivia
  • Don Carlos
  • Don Vincentio
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater  
  • Costume  
  • Actors  
  • Wroughton, Richard, 1748-1822  
  • Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826  
  • Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800  
  • Edwin, John, 1769?-1805  
Dimensions
Border 3 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.
Technique
  • Engraving  
  • Etching  
Description
Scene from the play with Victoria/Florio kneeling before other characters. With text: Vict. -- "Strike! Strike it here! Plunge it deep into that bosom already wounded by a thousand stabs, keener and more painfull than your sword can give." Act V, Scene II. Plate to Lady's Magazine.
Rights
No Copyright - United States
ID Number
E25jr-04
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Collection Title
Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920
Collection
Portraits of Actors
TitleJohn Edwin as Don Vincentio, Richard Wroughton as Don Carlos, Isabella Hallam Mattocks as Olivia and Mary Robinson (Darby) as Victoria in a scene from "Bold Stroke For a Husband"
PlayA Bold Stroke for a Husband
Role
  • Victoria
  • Olivia
  • Don Carlos
  • Don Vincentio
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater  
  • Costume  
  • Actors  
  • Wroughton, Richard, 1748-1822  
  • Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826  
  • Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800  
  • Edwin, John, 1769?-1805  
DimensionsBorder 3 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.
Technique
  • Engraving  
  • Etching  
DescriptionScene from the play with Victoria/Florio kneeling before other characters. With text: Vict. -- "Strike! Strike it here! Plunge it deep into that bosom already wounded by a thousand stabs, keener and more painfull than your sword can give." Act V, Scene II. Plate to Lady's Magazine.
RightsNo Copyright - United States
ID NumberE25jr-04
Physical CollectionUniversity of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Collection TitlePortraits of Actors, 1720-1920
CollectionPortraits of Actors

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