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Charles James Mathews as Plumper in "Cool as a Cucumber"

John Drew as Handy Andy

Portrait of Joseph Jefferson

Portrait of John Howard Payne

Edward Askew Sothern as Lord Dundreary in "Our American Cousin"

Portrait of John Lester Wallack

Portrait of Rosa Rand

John Randolph Scott as Julian St. Pierre in "The Wife"

Margaret ("Peg") Woffington as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Portrait of Harry Courtaine

Portrait of Charlotte Cushman

Portrait of Charles Mayne Young

Portrait of Joseph Burke as a child

Ellen Kean (nee Tree) as Hermione in "The Winter's Tale"

Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"

Joseph Jefferson as Asa Trenchard in "Our American Cousin"

Harry Stark Murdoch and Claude De Blenau Burroughs on sheet music cover commemorating the Brooklyn Theatre fire of 1876

Helena Modjeska as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"

John E. Owens as Solon Shingle in "The People's Lawyer"

William Warren Jr. as Herr Weigel in "My Son"

John Lester Wallack as Leon Delmar in "The Veteran"

Edwin Booth as Richelieu

John Drew as the Irish Emigrant

Portrait of Louise Allen

Mark Lemon as Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Portrait of Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie (nee Ogden)

Portrait of George Washington Lafayette Fox

William Charles Macready as William Tell in "William Tell"

Portrait of James Henry Mapleson

Charles James Mathews as Jacques Molinet in "The Tale of a Coat"

Portrait of Frank Nelson Drew

James Roberts in blackface

Portrait of Frank S. Chanfrau

Portrait of Charles Saint Thomas Burke

Clara Louise Kellogg as Aida in "Aida"

Presentation to Mr. Barry Sullivan at Liverpool

Edwin Booth as King Lear in "King Lear"

Portrait of John Brougham

Edwin Booth as Don Caesar de Bazan in "Don Caesar de Bazan"

Portrait of John Lester Wallack

Charles James Mathews as Plumper in "Cool as a Cucumber"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing checkered vest, coat with plaid lining, striped trousers. Facsimile signature.
John Drew as Handy Andy
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait. Seated, lighting a pipe, stick under left arm. Irish character. From a photograph by Germon.
Portrait of Joseph Jefferson
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust. Facsimilie autograph.
Portrait of John Howard Payne
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, arm on book.
Edward Askew Sothern as Lord Dundreary in "Our American Cousin"
Image | Portraits of Actorslong hair, monacle.
Portrait of John Lester Wallack
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust, with heavy side whiskers.
Portrait of Rosa Rand
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length, standing outdoors. From a photograph by Bogardus.
John Randolph Scott as Julian St. Pierre in "The Wife"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait.
Margaret ("Peg") Woffington as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing outdoors, trees and clouds in background.
Portrait of Harry Courtaine
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust.
Portrait of Charlotte Cushman
Image | Portraits of ActorsNearly three-quarter-length. Seated, hands clasped before breast.
Portrait of Charles Mayne Young
Image | 1871 | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, head only, wearing cap. Caption: "Charles Mayne Young, Six months before death."
Portrait of Joseph Burke as a child
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. In broad white collar. Mounted tissue.
Ellen Kean (nee Tree) as Hermione in "The Winter's Tale"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing robe and crown of leaves.
Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, standing outdoors with a pistol in each hand.
Joseph Jefferson as Asa Trenchard in "Our American Cousin"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing tall hat.
Harry Stark Murdoch and Claude De Blenau Burroughs on sheet music cover commemorating the Brooklyn Theatre fire of 1876
Image | Portraits of ActorsTwo bust portraits on music sheet: "Weeping for Lost Ones, or Brooklyn Fire. Song and Chorus, by C. A. White."
Helena Modjeska as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait.
John E. Owens as Solon Shingle in "The People's Lawyer"
Image | 1879 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated, holding hat and whip.
William Warren Jr. as Herr Weigel in "My Son"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated on a bench, mending shoes in cobber's workshop.
John Lester Wallack as Leon Delmar in "The Veteran"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing turban and cloak.
Edwin Booth as Richelieu
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing heavy robes.
John Drew as the Irish Emigrant
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. Grasping collar of vest, holding hat.
Portrait of Louise Allen
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Wearing dress with beading.
Mark Lemon as Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding stein.
Portrait of Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie (nee Ogden)
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Portrait of George Washington Lafayette Fox
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust portrait, wearing bow tie.
William Charles Macready as William Tell in "William Tell"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Portrait of James Henry Mapleson
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust. Wearing military uniform. "Colonel Henry Mapleson."
Charles James Mathews as Jacques Molinet in "The Tale of a Coat"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding coat over arm.
Portrait of Frank Nelson Drew
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust portrait.
James Roberts in blackface
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing military uniform and carrying sword. Caption: "James Roberts in the song 'Mass Washington and Massa Lafayette."
Portrait of Frank S. Chanfrau
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. Facsimilie signature.
Portrait of Charles Saint Thomas Burke
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. Probably a process copy from a wood engraving.
Clara Louise Kellogg as Aida in "Aida"
Image | Portraits of Actorswearing bracelets, many beaded necklaces.
Presentation to Mr. Barry Sullivan at Liverpool
Image | Portraits of ActorsSullivan, standing at table in costume, with crowd around him.
Edwin Booth as King Lear in "King Lear"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Seated, with long white hair and beard.
Portrait of John Brougham
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing dress suit.
Edwin Booth as Don Caesar de Bazan in "Don Caesar de Bazan"
Image | 1870 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing, looking down at empty pockets which are turned wrong-side-out.
Portrait of John Lester Wallack
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait. Clipped from Scribner's Magazine.

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