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2191
Creator
Wilde, S.
123
Roberts, J.
95
Wageman, T.
94
Rogers, J.
93
Thornthwaite
81
Ridley, W.
73
Wilde
56
Alais
46
Wageman
44
Woolnoth, T.
39
Hollyer, S.
37
Page, R.
35
Singleton
35
Drummond, Rose E.
33
Cooper, R.
31
Cook, H.R.
30
Heath, C.
27
Kennerley
27
Dodd, D.
26
Audinet, P.
25
DeWilde, S.
25
Kennerley, J.
23
Walker
23
Thomson
22
Thomson, J.
22
Drummond, S.
21
Hopwood, J.
21
Leney, W.
20
Roberts
20
Meyer, H.
19
Ridley
19
Woolnoth
19
Terry
18
Wright, T.
18
Cook
17
Cruikshank
16
Page
16
Adcock, G.
15
Neagle, J.
15
Conde, J.
14
Clint, G.
13
Dodd
13
Howard
13
Harlow, G.H.
12
Heath, J.
12
Stothard, T.
12
Freeman, S.
11
Alais, J.
10
Angus
10
Cardon, A.
10
Dighton, R.
10
Freeman
10
Goldar, J.
10
Harding, S.
10
Hopwood
10
Mackenzie
10
Blood, T.
9
Cook, T.
9
Drummond
9
Durand, A.B.
9
Edwin, D.
9
Grignion, C.
9
Leney
9
Reading, B.
9
Shee, M.A.
9
Audinet
8
Clater
8
Collyer, J.
8
Lawrence, T.
8
Reynolds, J.
8
Rogers
8
Beechey, W.
7
Cheesman, T.
7
Corner, J.
7
Cruikshank, G.
7
Dayes
7
Edwards
7
Greatbach, W.
7
Meadows
7
Moses, H.
7
Wivell, A.
7
Armytage, J.C.
6
Buss, R.W.
6
Chapman
6
Cosway, R.
6
Cruikshank, R.
6
Dunlap, W.
6
Engleheart
6
Fittler
6
Heath
6
Holl
6
Walker, E.
6
Barber, J.T.
5
Bromley
5
Chapman, J.
5
Cooke
5
Foster, W.
5
Richter
5
Rivers
5
Russell, J.
5
Date
1777
88
1806
70
1776
65
1807
58
1822
58
1794
52
1825
46
1792
44
1791
43
1805
43
1818
42
1826
42
1778
38
1819
36
1793
35
1817
33
1823
33
1804
30
1808
30
1780
28
1795
28
1820
28
1827
28
1779
26
1816
25
1824
23
1781
21
1812
21
1821
21
1829
21
1830
20
1783
19
1809
18
1813
17
1814
17
1815
17
1802
16
1796
15
1799
15
1786
14
1801
14
1859
14
1790
13
1797
13
1828
13
1788
11
1785
10
1810
10
1831
10
1855
10
1789
9
1803
9
1838
9
1798
8
1800
8
1811
8
1769
7
1837
6
1858
6
1839
5
1894
5
1772
4
1787
4
1879
4
1771
3
1775
3
1834
3
1836
3
1843
3
1860
3
1875
3
1896
3
1900
3
1755
2
1782
2
1784
2
1832
2
1833
2
1835
2
1840
2
1841
2
1844
2
1856
2
1895
2
1720
1
1730
1
1733
1
1739
1
1741
1
1754
1
1761
1
1770
1
1846
1
1847
1
1849
1
1851
1
1853
1
1854
1
1862
1
1863
1
Publisher
J. Bell
223
G. Virtue
65
Longman & Co.
57
J. Roach
54
Vernor & Hood
46
J. Parsons
45
Simpkin & Marshall and Chapple
45
J. Cumberland
40
Dean & Munday
38
C. Chapple
34
Simpkin & Marshall
32
T & I Elvey
31
Harrison & Co.
30
J. Asperne
27
J. Cawthorn
26
T. Lowndes
25
T. Lowndes & Partners
25
C. Cooke
24
Duncombe
19
Johnson, Fry & Co.
18
G. Cawthorn
16
Fielding & Walker
15
J. Wenman
15
J. Sewell
14
Vernor, Hood & Sharpe
14
H. Berthoud
13
I. Wenman
12
Mathews & Leigh
12
J. Harrison
11
J. Bew
10
J. Harrison & Co.
10
Richard Bentley
10
W. Lowndes
10
A.R. Poole
9
J. Duncombe
9
Longman
9
S. Hollyer
9
T. Bellamy
9
Martin & Johnson
8
Whittaker, Treacher & Co.
6
Arliss
5
Bellamy & Roberts
5
I. Gifford & Co.
5
J. Smith & R. Sayer
5
Longman and Co.
5
Alex. Hogg
4
Bell & De Camp
4
Bellamy & Robarts
4
Henry Colburn
4
Henry J. Johnson
4
I. Gifford
4
John Fairburn
4
John Tallis & Co.
4
Johnson & Fry
4
Oliver & Boyd
4
R. Bentley
4
R. Sayer and J. Smith
4
Smith, Elder & Co.
4
T. Hughes
4
Vernor, Hood & Sharp
4
W. Jones
4
Whittaker, Treacher & Arnot
4
William Jones
4
A. Hamilton
3
A. Hamilton, Jr.
3
A. R. Poole
3
A. Wivell
3
Bell & DeCamp
3
Cawthorn
3
Chapple
3
Cumberland
3
E & S Harding
3
E. & S. Harding
3
E. Duncombe
3
E. Harding
3
G. Robinson
3
Gebbie & Co.
3
George Cowie & Co.
3
H. Colburn
3
H.D. Symonds
3
J. Bissett
3
J. Souter
3
J.P. Thompson
3
John Duncombe
3
R. Sayer & J. Smith
3
S. Robinson
3
Sherwood & Co.
3
T & W Lowndes
3
T. & J. Elvey
3
T. Dolby
3
T. Walker
3
T. Wilkins
3
Turner & Fisher
3
Vernor & Co.
3
Virtue & Yorston
3
Wenman
3
A. Hogg
2
Alais
2
Bell and De Camp
2
Benbow
2
Subject
Theater
2121
Actors
2113
Costume
1495
Women in the theater
915
Singers
330
Theatrical managers
304
Performing arts
299
Dramatists
225
Women in the performing arts
183
Composers
64
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
51
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
48
Child actors
45
Betty, William Hen. West (William Henry West), b. 1791
39
Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816
37
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833
36
Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815
34
Authors
34
Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812
33
Bannister, John, 1760-1836
31
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777
30
Pope, Elizabeth, ca. 1740-1797
27
Yates, Mrs. (Mary Ann), 1728-1784
27
Brunton, Anne, 1768-1808
26
Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873
24
Quick, John, 1748-1831
24
Dancers
23
Entertainers
23
Billington, Elizabeth, 1768-1818
22
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872
22
Lewis, William Thomas, 1749-1811
22
Breeches parts
21
Fawcett, John, 1768 or 9-1837
21
Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835
21
Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826
21
Munden, Joseph Shepherd, 1758-1832
21
Palmer, John, 1742?-1798
21
Theater
18
Elliston, Robert William, 1774-1831
18
Hartley, Elizabeth, 1750?-1824
18
Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854
18
King, Thomas, 1730-1805
18
Smith, William, 1730-1819
18
Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835
17
Barry, Ann, 1734-1801
16
Liston, John, 1776-1846
15
Young, Charles Mayne, 1777-1856
15
Holman, J. G. (Joseph George), 1764-1817
14
Musicians
14
Woodward, Henry, 1714-1777
14
Crouch, Anna Maria, 1763-1805
13
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856
13
Artists
12
Bunn, Margaret Agnes, 1799-1883
12
Mellon, Harriot, Duchess of St. Albans, 1777?-1837
12
Parsons, William, 1736-1795
12
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
11
Catley, Ann, 1745-1789
11
Dowton, William, 1764-1851
11
Farren, William, 1786-1861
11
Foote, Maria, 1797?-1867
11
Glover, Julia, 1779-1850
11
Martyr, Margaret, d. 1807
11
Wroughton, Richard, 1748-1822
11
Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817
10
Braham, John, 1774-1856
10
Clowns
10
Cooke, Thomas Potter, 1786-1864
10
Davison, Maria Rebecca, 1783-1858
10
Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829
10
Kemble, Marie Therese, 1774-1838
10
Pope, Jane, 1742-1818
10
Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852
9
Cooper, John, 1790-1870
9
Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
9
Henderson, John, 1747-1785
9
Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821
9
Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800
9
Performing arts
8
Brunton, Louisa, ca. 1785-1860
8
Comedians
8
Kelly, Frances Maria, 1790-1882
8
Knight, Edward, 1774-1826
8
Simmons, Samuel, ca. 1773-1819
8
Stephens, Catherine, 1794-1882
8
Yates, Elizabeth, 1799-1860
8
Bannister, Charles, 1738-1804
7
Bartley, Sarah, 1783-1850
7
Carew, Margaret Felicite Anne, b. 1799
7
Chester, Eliza, b. 1799
7
Dodd, James William, 1740?-1796
7
Incledon, Charles Benjamin, 1763-1826
7
Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
7
Liston, Sarah, ca. 1780-1854
7
Moody, John, 1727-1812
7
Palmer, Robert, 1757-1805
7
Shuter, Edward, 1728?-1776
7
Weston, Thomas, 1737-1776
7
Baddeley, Robert, 1733-1794
6
Barrymore, Richard Barry, Earl of, 1769-1793
6
Type
Engravings
2181
Clippings
6
Etchings
6
Aquatints
4
Etched daguerreotype prints
2
Mezzotints
1
Photomechanical prints
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Anna Maria Crouch (nee Phillips) as Pythia in "Creusa"
West Diggs (Digges) as Sir John Brute in "The Provoked Wife"
John Philip Kemble in character
Portrait of Thomas Death
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
Portrait of Edmund Kean
Charles John Kean and Ellen Kean (nee Tree) in a scene from "The Stranger"
Charles John Kean as Frederick in "Lovers' Vows"
Miss Abrams as Sylvia in "Cymon"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Miss Prue in "Love For Love"
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
Portrait of Richard Cumberland
Portrait of Frances Anne ("Fanny") Kemble
Edmund Kean as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Robert Keeley as Jemmy Green in "Tom and Jerry"
Frances Maria Kelly as Annette in "The Maid and the Magpie"
Giuseppe De Begnis as Don Geronio in "Il Turco in Italia"
Anna Maria Crouch (nee Phillips) as Polly in "The Beggar's Opera"
Portrait of Charles Dignum
Portrait of Thomas Hull
Thomas Hull as Jarvis in "The Gamester"
Charles Edward Horn as Count Albert in "Safe and Sound"
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Richard Yates as Lovegold in "The Miser"
John Pritt Harley as Trudge in "Inkle and Yarico"
Thomas Sowdon as Caleb in "The Siege of Damascus"
Portrait of Catherine Stephens
Portrait of Richard Suett
Samuel Simmons as Simkin in "The Deserter"
John Sinclair as Arbaces in "Artaxerxes"
John Henderson as Count Biron in a scene from "Isabella"
Portrait of Elizabeth Inchbald (nee Simpson)
Maria Honner (nee MacCarthy) as Mary in "Paul the Pilot"
Jane Lessingham as Oriana in "The Inconstant"
Elizabeth Wright Macauley as Belvidera in "Venice Preserved"
Portrait of Nathaniel Lee
Portrait of William Dowton
Portrait of John Liston
William Wyatt Dimond as Don Felix in "The Wonder"
Anna Maria Crouch (nee Phillips) as Pythia in "Creusa"
Image | 1797 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Wearing long veil.
West Diggs (Digges) as Sir John Brute in "The Provoked Wife"
Image | 1778 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Holding pipe in upraised right hand. With text: "Oons, get you gone up stairs." Act III, Scene 1.
John Philip Kemble in character
Image |
Portraits of Actors
right hand upraised holding dagger. In background prostrate woman and crowd of men.
Portrait of Thomas Death
Image | 1788 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length. Holding book. Caption: "Mr. T. Death, Comedian."
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
Image | 1783 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, profile.
Portrait of Edmund Kean
Image |
Portraits of Actors
few who have experienced more of its vicissitudes than he has. From his infancy he has, in truth, been devoted to the Theatre. He was born in November, 1787, in Castle Street, Leicester Square.
Charles John Kean and Ellen Kean (nee Tree) in a scene from "The Stranger"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Scene from "The Stranger" featuring several characters outdoors, with Ellen lying on the ground.
Charles John Kean as Frederick in "Lovers' Vows"
Image | 1828 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, seated at a table.
Miss Abrams as Sylvia in "Cymon"
Image | 1778 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Wearing purple and yellow dress, wearing hat and holding basket. With text: "Oh why should we sorrow who never knew sin..." In color.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Miss Prue in "Love For Love"
Image | 1777 |
Portraits of Actors
here will you have any?" Act 2, Scene 10
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
Image | 1797 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, wig tied back.
Portrait of Richard Cumberland
Image | 1806 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length.
Portrait of Frances Anne ("Fanny") Kemble
Image | 1836 |
Portraits of Actors
Portrait, bust, looking over shoulder. With text: "Fanny Kemble".
Edmund Kean as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, wearing striped breeches and doublet, drawing sword from scabbard.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | 1776 |
Portraits of Actors
holding chain. With text: "And here's a Chain of Whitings Eyes for Pearls, a Musell monger would have made a better."
Robert Keeley as Jemmy Green in "Tom and Jerry"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, wearing coat with tails, tall spat, hat.
Frances Maria Kelly as Annette in "The Maid and the Magpie"
Image | 1816 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait. With text: Julienne: "What is that you have dropped?" Annette: "'Tis mine Madam, mine". Act II, Scene 1.
Giuseppe De Begnis as Don Geronio in "Il Turco in Italia"
Image | 1822 |
Portraits of Actors
holding cane and handkerchief in left hand, hat under left arm.
Anna Maria Crouch (nee Phillips) as Polly in "The Beggar's Opera"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Interior setting.
Portrait of Charles Dignum
Image | 1793 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length.
Portrait of Thomas Hull
Image | 1797 |
Portraits of Actors
Nearly whole-length portrait, seated by a table, holding book and spectacles.
Thomas Hull as Jarvis in "The Gamester"
Image | 1792 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, holding sword in left hand. With text: "Alas, Sir! forgot your griefs, & let me lead you to her". Act IV, Scene III.
Charles Edward Horn as Count Albert in "Safe and Sound"
Image | 1826 |
Portraits of Actors
Three-quarter-length portrait, standing, left hand on door handle, right hand on sword.
Portrait of Elizabeth Billington (nee Weichsel)
Image | 1801 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length. Wearing headdress with plumes.
Richard Yates as Lovegold in "The Miser"
Image | 1776 |
Portraits of Actors
my dear money is safe. Is it you Lappet?"
John Pritt Harley as Trudge in "Inkle and Yarico"
Image | 1822 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, wearing tall hat.
Thomas Sowdon as Caleb in "The Siege of Damascus"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Portrait bust, wearing turban with jewels.
Portrait of Catherine Stephens
Image | 1823 |
Portraits of Actors
Three-quarter-length portrait, seated with arm over back of chair.
Portrait of Richard Suett
Image | 1803 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, seated.
Samuel Simmons as Simkin in "The Deserter"
Image | 1806 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, wearing cap, short breeches, outdoors carrying a basket of fruit. With text: "And Roger & Clodpole, & ten more of us, have pull'd as much fruit as we're able to carry."
John Sinclair as Arbaces in "Artaxerxes"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, wearing turban with plume, garment with beadwork and embroidery.
John Henderson as Count Biron in a scene from "Isabella"
Image | 1777 |
Portraits of Actors
interior, tapestries in background. With text: "O! come again: thy Biron summons thee to Life and Love." Act IV, Scene 2.
Portrait of Elizabeth Inchbald (nee Simpson)
Image | 1794 |
Portraits of Actors
Portrait, half-length.
Maria Honner (nee MacCarthy) as Mary in "Paul the Pilot"
Image | 1840 |
Portraits of Actors
Three-quarter-length portrait, wearing scarf or veil on head, neclace with heart pendant.
Jane Lessingham as Oriana in "The Inconstant"
Image | 1777 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait. With text "And you, Sir, shall have hartshorn in abundance."
Elizabeth Wright Macauley as Belvidera in "Venice Preserved"
Image | 1818 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, to front, standing, wearing many bracelets and necklace. With text: "But, by the love and loyalty I owe thee."
Portrait of Nathaniel Lee
Image | 1821 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait.
Portrait of William Dowton
Image | 1804 |
Portraits of Actors
Bust.
Portrait of John Liston
Image | 1846 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, wearing high collars.
William Wyatt Dimond as Don Felix in "The Wonder"
Image | 1792 |
Portraits of Actors
holding hat. With text: "Either my eye deceived me, or I saw a man within." Act IV.
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