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Ann Brunton Merry as Euphrasia in "The Grecian Daughter"
Image | 1785 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, with mass of hair and crown of feathers.
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, pointing to cloth. With text: "By this we'll swear everlasting love."
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image | 1785 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, 3 stars on belt. Printed in bistre.
Ann Brunton Merry as Sophia in a scene from "The Road to Ruin"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsScene with another female figure, in a room with mantle and picture in background. With text: Sophia: "I would not give you this tiny bit of paper. No not for a diamond as big as, as big as the whole world."
Portraits of Dorothy Jordan as Peggy in "The Country Girl" and Anne Brunton Merry as Euphrasia in "The Grecian Daughter"
Image | 1786 | Portraits of ActorsTwo whole-length portraits in separate ovals on the same plate.
Ann Brunton Merry as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"
Image | Portraits of ActorsLine drawing printed in bistre.
Ann Brunton Merry as Calista in "The Fair Penitent"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, wearing black dress, with hair hanging over right shoulder, coffin in background.
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, with three stars on belt.
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 Calista in "The Fair Pentitent"
Image | 1807 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, wearing veil over hair and necklace with cross pendant. With text: "How didst thou dare to think that I would live a slave to base desires, and brutal pleasures, to be a wretched wanton for thy leisure."
Ann Brunton Merry as Alzira in "Alzira"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, with long hair, wearing a headdress and embroidered petticoat. With text: "By heaven, if 'tis to death, I'l follow thee."
Ann Brunton Merry as Rosetta and Joseph G. Holman as Young Belmont in "The Foundling"
Image | 1786 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, Rosetta looking at Young Belmont. With text: Rosetta - "What a mercy it is, that we are brother and sister."
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."
Ann Brunton Merry as Calista in "The Fair Penitent"
Image | 1791 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, long hair hanging down in front from right shoulder. With text: "And you...glittering heav'nly hosts of Stars, Hide your fair heads in Clouds, or I shall blast you."
Ann Brunton Merry as Cordelia in "King Lear"
Image | 1785 | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust, wearing headdress with feathers, large mass of hair, some trailing about shoulders.
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, holding and pointing to piece of cloth. With text: "Yes, thou dear pledge, design'd for happier hours."
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image | 1798 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding and pointing to piece of cloth. With text: "Yes thou dear pledge design'd for happier hours."
Ann Brunton Merry as Cleopatra and Joseph George Holman as Anthony in a scene from "All For Love"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsScene with several other figures. With text: Cleopatra: "Caesar thy worst! Now part if thou canst."
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image | 1785 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, pointing to cloth.
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, right arm holding scarf. Classical columns in background.
Ann Brunton Merry as Monimia in a scene from "The Orphan"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing and looking to right, at man standing beside her. With text: "Ha! have a care!"
Ann Brunton Merry as Monimia in "The Orphan"
Image | 1786 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing. With text: "Still thou wanderest in the dark, Castilio, but will ere long stumble on horrid danger."
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia and Alexander Pope as Publius in a scene from "The Roman Father"
Image | Portraits of ActorsScene with several other figures. With text: Horatia: "Stand off. I am not mad. Nay draw thy sword. I do defy thee, Murderer."
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia and Alexander Pope as Publius in a scene from "The Roman Father"
Image | 1817 | Portraits of ActorsScene with Horatia kneeling in front of Publius. With text: Horatia: "I only ask thee not to plunge thy sword into the breast thou lov'st."
Ann Brunton Merry as Rosaria, Joseph Shepherd Munden as Don Manuel, and Sarah Smith (Bartley) as Hypolita in a scene from "She Would and She Would Not"
Image | 1807 | Portraits of ActorsScene with Don Manuel seated and the two women gathered around him. With text: Don Manuel: "Oh, The malicious jade has a mind to destroy me all at once."
Portrait of Ann Brunton Merry when Mrs. Wignell
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Portrait of Ann Brunton Merry when Mrs. William Warren
Image | 1810 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing hat with plumes.

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