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Harriett Litchfield (nee Hay) as Zaphira and Master Betty as Selim in a scene from "Barbarossa"
Image | 1807 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with two characters embracing. With text: Zaphira -- "My virtuous son! How shall I ere repair thy virtuous love?" Act V, Scene III.
Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Mandane in "Artaxerxes"
Image | 1788 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing large headdress with plumes. With text: "Let not rage, thy Bosom firing, Pity's softer claim remove." Act III, Scene 2.
Elizabeth Farren as Emeline in "Arthur & Emeline"
Image | 1786 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. Standing, Arthur behind.
Ann Brunton Merry as Palmira and J.G. Holman as Zaphna in "Mahomet"
Image | 1786 | Portraits of ActorsThe two characters in a scene with Zaphna holding a knife and Palmira holding his arm. With text: Zaphna: "Now let me Strike."
Ann Brunton Merry as Lady Jane Grey in a scene from "Lady Jane Grey"
Image | 1807 | Portraits of ActorsKneeling with book, with male figure in background. With text: Attendant: "Softly, my Lord! For yet behold she kneels."
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Image | Portraits of Actorsright hand on top of sword hilt, thrusting it back into scabbard which he holds in left hand. Process print taken from the Aquatint by W. Heath.
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Belvidera in "Venice Preserved"
Image | 1783 | Portraits of Actorsand the Rain beats: Oh! how the weather shrinks me!"
John Fawcett as Pedrillo and Anna Selina Storace as Lorenza in a scene from "Castle of Andalusia"
Image | 1816 | Portraits of ActorsScene with Pedrillo leaning backward on right knee, Lorenza kneeling. With text: "Oh you most beautiful Goddess." Act II, Scene 1.
William Brereton as Arnold and Elizabeth Kemble (Whitlock) as Mariana in a scene from "Edward the Black Prince"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsMariana on the ground. With Text: "Mariana -- 'Loss of reason is now but loss of torment -- cruel Arnold'".

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Harriett Litchfield (nee Hay) as Zaphira and Master Betty as Selim in a scene from "Barbarossa"

Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Mandane in "Artaxerxes"

Elizabeth Farren as Emeline in "Arthur & Emeline"

Ann Brunton Merry as Palmira and J.G. Holman as Zaphna in "Mahomet"

Ann Brunton Merry as Lady Jane Grey in a scene from "Lady Jane Grey"

Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Belvidera in "Venice Preserved"

John Fawcett as Pedrillo and Anna Selina Storace as Lorenza in a scene from "Castle of Andalusia"

William Brereton as Arnold and Elizabeth Kemble (Whitlock) as Mariana in a scene from "Edward the Black Prince"

Harriett Litchfield (nee Hay) as Zaphira and Master Betty as Selim in a scene from "Barbarossa"

Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel) as Mandane in "Artaxerxes"

Elizabeth Farren as Emeline in "Arthur & Emeline"

Ann Brunton Merry as Palmira and J.G. Holman as Zaphna in "Mahomet"

Ann Brunton Merry as Lady Jane Grey in a scene from "Lady Jane Grey"

Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Belvidera in "Venice Preserved"

John Fawcett as Pedrillo and Anna Selina Storace as Lorenza in a scene from "Castle of Andalusia"

William Brereton as Arnold and Elizabeth Kemble (Whitlock) as Mariana in a scene from "Edward the Black Prince"