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Charlotte Melmoth as Queen Elizabeth in "The Earl of Essex"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, wearing a dress with a very high standing collar, in interior setting. With text: "Essex a Traitor! it can never be."
Charles Dubellamy and Ann Brown Cargill in a scene from "The Carnival of Venice"
Image | Portraits of ActorsFull-length portrait. Three figures standing in street. With text: "Marinetta Claim'd the merry, merry roundela." Act I, Scene 1.
James Aickin as Phocion in "The Grecian Daughter"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing in interior setting. Wearing breeches and coat with flowing sleeves lined with fur. With text: "Ha!__the gaping tomb Invites my steps__ now be propitious Heaven." Act IV, Scene 2.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sir Harry Wildair in "The Constant Couple"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of Actorsholding letter in right hand. Colored print. With text: "'Sdeath I'm afraid I've mistaken the House." Act II, Scene 2.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sir Harry Wildair in "The Constant Couple"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of Actorsholding letter in right hand. With text: "'Sdeath I'm afraid I've mistaken the House." Act II, Scene 2.
Charlotte Melmoth as Roxana in a scene from "The Rival Queens"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, with an unidentified actor playing Alexander. With text: Alexander: "Why Madam gaze you thus." Roxana: "For a last look."
Mrs. Gardiner (nee Cheney) as Lady Plyant and John Palmer as Careless in a scene from "The Double Dealer"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsScene from play with Lady Plyant looking at Careless, kneeling at right. With text: "Careless: 'Can you be so cruel. L. Ply: 'Arise I beseech you'". Act IV, Scene 2.
David Garrick as Demetrius in a scene from "The Brothers"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsScene depicting Demetrius standing with Erixene, dropping dagger from right hand. With text: "Necessity, for Gods themselves too strong, is weaker than thy Charms". Act V, Scene 3.
John Henderson as Count Biron in a scene from "Isabella"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of Actorsinterior, tapestries in background. With text: "O! come again: thy Biron summons thee to Life and Love." Act IV, Scene 2.
Portrait of Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) speaking the epilogue to "Know Your Own Mind"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of Actorsare there any here who know it."
John Henderson as Horatius in a scene from "The Roman Father"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with Horatius, in armor, standing, hands clasped, facing Valerius, Valeria in background. With text: "How could I doubt his virtue?___Mighty Gods! This is true glory, to preserve his Country." Act IV, Scene 1.
Portrait of Joseph George Holman
Image | 1784 | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Thomas Sheridan speaking the prologue to "Cato"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait.

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Charlotte Melmoth as Queen Elizabeth in "The Earl of Essex"

Charles Dubellamy and Ann Brown Cargill in a scene from "The Carnival of Venice"

James Aickin as Phocion in "The Grecian Daughter"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sir Harry Wildair in "The Constant Couple"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sir Harry Wildair in "The Constant Couple"

Charlotte Melmoth as Roxana in a scene from "The Rival Queens"

Mrs. Gardiner (nee Cheney) as Lady Plyant and John Palmer as Careless in a scene from "The Double Dealer"

David Garrick as Demetrius in a scene from "The Brothers"

John Henderson as Count Biron in a scene from "Isabella"

Portrait of Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) speaking the epilogue to "Know Your Own Mind"

John Henderson as Horatius in a scene from "The Roman Father"

Portrait of Joseph George Holman

Thomas Sheridan speaking the prologue to "Cato"

Charlotte Melmoth as Queen Elizabeth in "The Earl of Essex"

Charles Dubellamy and Ann Brown Cargill in a scene from "The Carnival of Venice"

James Aickin as Phocion in "The Grecian Daughter"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sir Harry Wildair in "The Constant Couple"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sir Harry Wildair in "The Constant Couple"

Charlotte Melmoth as Roxana in a scene from "The Rival Queens"

Mrs. Gardiner (nee Cheney) as Lady Plyant and John Palmer as Careless in a scene from "The Double Dealer"

David Garrick as Demetrius in a scene from "The Brothers"

John Henderson as Count Biron in a scene from "Isabella"

Portrait of Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) speaking the epilogue to "Know Your Own Mind"

John Henderson as Horatius in a scene from "The Roman Father"

Portrait of Joseph George Holman

Thomas Sheridan speaking the prologue to "Cato"