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Margaret Martyr (Thornton) as Aura in "The Country Lasses"
The Country Lasses

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Title
Margaret Martyr (Thornton) as Aura in "The Country Lasses"
Play
The Country Lasses
Date
1792  
Role
Aura
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Women in the performing arts  
  • Theater  
  • Performing arts  
  • Costume  
  • Singers  
  • Actors  
  • Martyr, Margaret, d. 1807  
Dimensions
3 x 4 1/4 in.
Technique
  • Etching  
  • Engraving  
Creator
  • Leney, W.  
  • De Wilde, S.  
Publisher
J. Bell  
Description
Whole-length portrait, standing, dressed in officer's uniform in a pastoral setting. With text: "I think this is the seventh duel I have engaged in for her and Flora - no the eighth."
Rights
No Copyright - United States
ID Number
M388-06
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Collection Title
Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920
Collection
Portraits of Actors
TitleMargaret Martyr (Thornton) as Aura in "The Country Lasses"
PlayThe Country Lasses
Date1792  
RoleAura
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Women in the performing arts  
  • Theater  
  • Performing arts  
  • Costume  
  • Singers  
  • Actors  
  • Martyr, Margaret, d. 1807  
Dimensions3 x 4 1/4 in.
Technique
  • Etching  
  • Engraving  
Creator
  • Leney, W.  
  • De Wilde, S.  
PublisherJ. Bell  
DescriptionWhole-length portrait, standing, dressed in officer's uniform in a pastoral setting. With text: "I think this is the seventh duel I have engaged in for her and Flora - no the eighth."
RightsNo Copyright - United States
ID NumberM388-06
Physical CollectionUniversity of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Collection TitlePortraits of Actors, 1720-1920
CollectionPortraits of Actors

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