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Jenny Lind as Amina in "La Sonnambula"

Thomas King as Emperor Sigismond

Thomas King as Lissardo in "The Wonder"

Thomas King as Lord Ogleby in "The Clandestine Marriage"

Thomas King as Rimenes in a scene from "Artaxerxes"

Edward Knight as Hodge in "Love in a Village"

William Thomas Lewis as the Copper Captain in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"

William Thomas Lewis as Douglas in "Douglas"

Jane Lessingham as Oriana in "The Inconstant"

Mrs. Henry Lewis (nee Harvey) as Rosina in "The Barber of Seville"

Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Aurelia in "The Twin Rivals"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Charlotte in "The Hypocrite"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Harriet in "The Funeral"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Mrs. Pinchwife in "The Country Wife"

John Barnes as Billy Lackaday in "Sweethearts and Wives"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Phaedra in "Phaedra & Hippolitus"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sophonisba in "Sophonisba"

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

Portrait of John Bannister

John Bannister as Ben in "Love for Love"

John Bannister as Colonel Feignwell in "A Bold Stroke for a Wife"

John Bannister as Zaphna in "Mahomet"

Charles Mathews as Periwinkle and John Bannister as Fainwell in a scene from "A Bold Stroke for a Wife"Stroke for a Wife"

John Bannister as Gondibert and Elizabeth Kemble as Margaret in a scene from "The Battle of Hexham"

Portrait of Elizabeth Atkins (nee Warrell)

Edward Atkins and Miss Emily Cross as Grumio and Curtis in a scene from "The Taming of the Shrew"

Portrait of Robert Baddeley

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

Francis Aickin or James Aickin as Young Bevil in "Conscious Lovers"

Matilda Baker (nee Vining) as Little Pickle in "The Spoiled Child"

Charles Bannister as Merlin in "Cymon"

William Smith ("Gentleman Smith") as Archer in "The Beaux' Stratagem"

William Smith ("Gentleman Smith") as the Duke of Norfolk in "The Albion Queens"

William Smith ("Gentleman Smith") as Phocyas in "The Siege of Damascus"

William Smith ("Gentleman Smith") as Young Mirabel in "The Inconstant"

Henrietta Constance Smithson (married name Berlioz) as Maria

Jenny Lind as Amina in "La Sonnambula"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, hair in long braid, wearing hat and holding flowers.
Thomas King as Emperor Sigismond
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding scepter.
Thomas King as Lissardo in "The Wonder"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, displaying diamond ring on little finger. Inscription in German.
Thomas King as Lord Ogleby in "The Clandestine Marriage"
Image | 1769 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait,holding flowers In color.
Thomas King as Rimenes in a scene from "Artaxerxes"
Image | 1788 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with an unidentified actress playing Mandane. With text: "To sigh & complain alike I disdain". Act II, Scene 1.
Edward Knight as Hodge in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1822 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding stick and hat. With text: "Did your worship call, sir?"
William Thomas Lewis as the Copper Captain in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | 1791 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing military uniform. With text: "Alas. I am a fellow of no reckoning! Nor worth a lady's eye."
William Thomas Lewis as Douglas in "Douglas"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of Actorsbow in right hand, shield in left arm, drapery and balustrade in background. With text "My name in Norval."
Jane Lessingham as Oriana in "The Inconstant"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing petticoats with decorative trim. With text: "I am proud of my power and am resolved to use it."
Mrs. Henry Lewis (nee Harvey) as Rosina in "The Barber of Seville"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing long gloves.
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1779 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Hands clasped, wearing dress with rose embellishments and ruffles. With text: "Oh that dear Sparta! Their Women had a Noble Magna Charta."
Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1797 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length, looking through curtain.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Aurelia in "The Twin Rivals"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing dress with ornaments and headdress with plumes, holding a fan. With text: "No, no, I'm resolved against a man that disappears all the summer like a Woodcock." Act II, Scene 1.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Charlotte in "The Hypocrite"
Image | 1786 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length standing, facing left to male figure. Wearing dress with ornaments, headdress with plume, holding fan. With text: "How! Two Thousand Pounds!"Act IV, Scene 1.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Harriet in "The Funeral"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of Actorsholding open fan. With text: "I can as ingeniously as I should then, acknowledge that I have been in an Error?" Act II. Sc. 2
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Mrs. Pinchwife in "The Country Wife"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing with hands under bib. Wearing ribbon in hair and dress with ribbon ornaments. With text: "Nay, I will go abroad, that's once." Act III, Scene 2.
John Barnes as Billy Lackaday in "Sweethearts and Wives"
Image | 1826 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Long hair and flat hat with flowers. Embroidered waistcoat, ruffle collar.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Phaedra in "Phaedra & Hippolitus"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of Actorsholding sword in hand. With text: "Now, all ye kindred Gods, look down and see How I'll revenge you, and myself on Phaedra." Act III, Scene 4.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sophonisba in "Sophonisba"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of Actorsfeathers and crown on head. With text: "Assure him that I drank it, drank it all, With an unalter'd Smile." Act V, Scene 7.
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.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Sir Harry Wildair in "The Constant Couple"
Image | 1779 | Portraits of ActorsSmall whole-length. With text: "They are the prettiest Castagnets in the World." Act II, Scene 1.
Portrait of John Bannister
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
John Bannister as Ben in "Love for Love"
Image | 1791 | Portraits of Actorsholding stick by little finger.
John Bannister as Colonel Feignwell in "A Bold Stroke for a Wife"
Image | 1826 | Portraits of ActorsBust. Arms folded.
John Bannister as Zaphna in "Mahomet"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing turban with plume. Print colored in green. With text: "What means this lake of blood that lies before me!" Act 4, Scene 3. In color.
Charles Mathews as Periwinkle and John Bannister as Fainwell in a scene from "A Bold Stroke for a Wife"Stroke for a Wife"
Image | 1816 | Portraits of ActorsWhole length. Two figures facing each other around table in interior setting. With Text: Periwinkle -- "Very Well, Mr. Pillage, I see My Uncle Does Mention It"
John Bannister as Gondibert and Elizabeth Kemble as Margaret in a scene from "The Battle of Hexham"
Image | 1817 | Portraits of ActorsWhole length, in outdoor setting. Gondibert wearing suit of armor, Margaret with small child. With text: Margaret -- "Strike Not, on Thy Allegiance," Scene III.
Portrait of Elizabeth Atkins (nee Warrell)
Image | 1801 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. In sepia. Text: "Mrs. Atkin"
Edward Atkins and Miss Emily Cross as Grumio and Curtis in a scene from "The Taming of the Shrew"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing together in interior setting. With text: "Cu: Both on one horse? Gru: What's that to thee? tell thou the tale", Act 4, Scene 1.
Portrait of Robert Baddeley
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing star ornament.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Widow Bellmour in "The Way to Keep Him"
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding book in hand. With text: "Oh! blest with temper, whose unclouded ray, Can make tomorrow chearful as to day." Act III, Scene 1.
Francis Aickin or James Aickin as Young Bevil in "Conscious Lovers"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of Actorsholding sheet of paper. With text: "Thus has this lady made me her friend and confident." Act IV, Scene 1. This may be James or Francis Aickin (brothers).
Matilda Baker (nee Vining) as Little Pickle in "The Spoiled Child"
Image | 1822 | Portraits of Actorsholding whip.
Charles Bannister as Merlin in "Cymon"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of Actorsholding staff in right hand. Colored in blue, red, yellow. With text: "If pure are the Springs from the Fountain", Song 358.
William Smith ("Gentleman Smith") as Archer in "The Beaux' Stratagem"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. With text: "My Lady How d'ye, the last Mistress I serv'd call'd me up one Morning & told me, Martin, go to my Lady all night, with my humble Service."
William Smith ("Gentleman Smith") as the Duke of Norfolk in "The Albion Queens"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsShe bid me thus present it on my knees."
William Smith ("Gentleman Smith") as Phocyas in "The Siege of Damascus"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing long cape. With text: "Now to the field to gain the glorious prize."
William Smith ("Gentleman Smith") as Young Mirabel in "The Inconstant"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait.
Henrietta Constance Smithson (married name Berlioz) as Maria
Image | 1825 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait. This is believed to be Smithson as Maria in "Wild Goose Chase."

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