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Creator
Wilde, S.
111
Roberts, J.
94
Rogers, J.
84
Wageman, T.
82
Thornthwaite
80
Wilde
55
Wageman
41
Sarony
37
Alais
36
Gebbie & Husson
36
Page, R.
31
Singleton
31
Heath, C.
26
Audinet, P.
25
Dodd, D.
25
Kennerley
25
Woolnoth, T.
25
Cooper, R.
24
DeWilde, S.
22
Kennerley, J.
22
Cook, H.R.
21
Walker
21
Roberts
20
Cruikshank
19
Leney, W.
19
Thomson
19
Terry
18
Wright, T.
15
Adcock, G.
14
Gebbie
14
Howard
14
Cook
13
Neagle, J.
13
Page
13
Cruikshank, G.
12
Stothard, T.
12
Woolnoth
12
Clint, G.
11
Craig, G.
11
Grignion, C.
11
Dodd
10
Ridley, W.
10
Angus
9
Heath
9
Thomson, J.
9
Alais, J.
8
Audinet
8
Clater
8
Collyer, J.
8
Drummond, Rose E.
8
Durand, A.B.
8
Goldar, J.
8
Heath, J.
8
Hollis
8
Hollyer, S.
8
Lane, R.J.
8
Lawrence, T.
8
Leney
8
Mayall
8
Cardon, A.
7
Dayes
7
Ducote, A.
7
Edwards
7
Graf, J.
7
Harlow, G.H.
7
Hullmandel, C.
7
Moses, H.
7
Reading, B.
7
Rogers
7
Boaden, J.
6
Buss, R.W.
6
Chapman
6
Cook, T.
6
Cruikshank, I.R.
6
Dighton, R.
6
Grignion
6
Hervieu, A.
6
Leslie, C.R.
6
Meadows
6
Paine
6
Reynolds, J.
6
Walker, E.
6
Concanen, A.
5
Corner, J.
5
Edwin
5
Edwin, D.
5
Engleheart
5
Fittler
5
Gear, J.W.
5
Hamilton, W.
5
Harding, S.
5
Hopwood
5
Hopwood, J.
5
Kennerly
5
McGoffin, J.
5
Richter
5
Ridley
5
Scriven, E.
5
Wilson
5
Barber, J.T.
4
Date
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1776
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1806
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1822
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1825
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1791
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1826
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1778
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1792
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1818
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1794
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1805
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1819
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1779
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1780
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1820
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1888
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1795
24
1823
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1827
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1887
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1781
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1808
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1824
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1793
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1786
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1859
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1828
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1785
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1796
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1831
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1855
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1788
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1790
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1813
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1769
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1799
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1815
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1801
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1810
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1837
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1839
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1879
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1787
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1891
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1893
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1771
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1775
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1798
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1800
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1803
3
1834
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1840
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1841
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1844
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1870
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1890
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1749
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1772
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1782
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1789
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1811
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1833
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1835
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1856
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1882
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1884
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1892
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1896
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1900
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1901
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1909
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1720
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1728
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1730
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1746
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1767
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1773
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1774
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1784
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1836
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1843
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1845
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1846
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Publisher
J. Bell
196
Gebbie & Co.
64
G. Virtue
60
J. Roach
52
Longman & Co.
52
Simpkin & Marshall and Chapple
44
J. Cumberland
38
C. Chapple
32
Simpkin & Marshall
32
Harrison & Co.
30
T & I Elvey
29
J. Parsons
28
J. Cawthorn
26
T. Lowndes & Partners
25
C. Cooke
24
T. Lowndes
22
Duncombe
21
G. Cawthorn
15
J. Wenman
15
Fielding & Walker
13
H. Berthoud
13
Vernor & Hood
13
I. Wenman
12
J. Duncombe
12
Johnson, Fry & Co.
12
J. Harrison
11
J. Harrison & Co.
10
W. Lowndes
10
J. Bew
9
Longman
9
J. Mitchell
8
A.R. Poole
7
Martin & Johnson
7
Mathews & Leigh
7
Photo-Gravure Co.
7
London Printing and Publishing Co.
6
Photogravure Co.
6
Arliss
5
I. Gifford & Co.
5
J. Smith & R. Sayer
5
Longman and Co.
5
Whittaker, Treacher & Co.
5
Bell & De Camp
4
British Stage
4
C. Bowles
4
Dean & Munday
4
Heliotype Co.
4
Henry J. Johnson
4
I. Gifford
4
J. Tallis & Co.
4
John Tallis & Co.
4
London Printing & Publishing Co.
4
Oliver & Boyd
4
R. Sayer and J. Smith
4
Richard Bentley
4
W. Jones
4
Whittaker, Treacher & Arnot
4
William Jones
4
A. R. Poole
3
Bell & DeCamp
3
Cawthorn
3
Chapple
3
Cumberland
3
E. Duncombe
3
G. Robinson
3
J. Dickinson
3
J. Sewell
3
John Duncombe
3
John Fairburn
3
Johnson & Fry
3
R. Sayer & J. Smith
3
Sherwood & Co.
3
T & W Lowndes
3
T. & J. Elvey
3
T. Bellamy
3
T. Dolby
3
T. Hughes
3
Tomkins
3
Virtue & Yorston
3
Walker & Boutall
3
Wenman
3
A. Hamilton, Jr.
2
A. Toedteberg
2
Alais
2
Alex. Hogg
2
Armstrong & Co.
2
Bell and De Camp
2
Bentley & Co.
2
Dickinson
2
Edward Duncombe
2
G. Creed
2
Gurney & Son
2
H. B. Halls Sons
2
H. Berthoud, Jr.
2
Hodgson & Graves
2
J. Gifford
2
J. P. Thompson
2
J. Tallis
2
John Bowles & Son
2
John Cumberland
2
Subject
Costume
2096
Actors
2063
Theater
2049
Women in the theater
802
Theatrical managers
339
Singers
264
Performing arts
247
Dramatists
169
Women in the performing arts
140
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833
62
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
47
Child actors
42
Composers
42
Breeches parts
40
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
39
Entertainers
38
Betty, William Hen. West (William Henry West), b. 1791
37
Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835
37
Rehan, Ada, 1857-1916
32
Dancers
29
Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816
29
Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873
29
Yates, Mrs. (Mary Ann), 1728-1784
28
Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815
27
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872
26
Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905
26
Brunton, Anne, 1768-1808
25
Pope, Elizabeth, ca. 1740-1797
25
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777
24
Bannister, John, 1760-1836
23
Quick, John, 1748-1831
22
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
20
Hartley, Elizabeth, 1750?-1824
18
Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854
18
Lewis, William Thomas, 1749-1811
18
Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826
18
Fawcett, John, 1768 or 9-1837
17
Smith, William, 1730-1819
17
Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812
16
King, Thomas, 1730-1805
16
Palmer, John, 1742?-1798
16
Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835
16
Barry, Ann, 1734-1801
15
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
15
Theater
14
Billington, Elizabeth, 1768-1818
14
Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852
14
Burton, William Evans, 1802-1860
14
Munden, Joseph Shepherd, 1758-1832
14
Woodward, Henry, 1714-1777
14
Authors
13
Liston, John, 1776-1846
13
Parsons, William, 1736-1795
13
Blackface entertainers
12
Elliston, Robert William, 1774-1831
12
Holman, J. G. (Joseph George), 1764-1817
12
Catley, Ann, 1745-1789
11
Female impersonators
11
Henderson, John, 1747-1785
11
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856
11
Wroughton, Richard, 1748-1822
11
Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817
10
Humorists
10
Clowns
9
Artists
9
Cooke, Thomas Potter, 1786-1864
9
Cooper, John, 1790-1870
9
Davison, Maria Rebecca, 1783-1858
9
Reeve, John, 1799-1838
9
Young, Charles Mayne, 1777-1856
9
Braham, John, 1774-1856
8
Clarke, John Sleeper, 1833-1899
8
Farren, William, 1786-1861
8
Fox, George Lafayette, 1825-1877
8
Glover, Julia, 1779-1850
8
Harley, John Pritt, 1786 or 90-1858
8
Moody, John, 1727-1812
8
Wallack, James William, 1791?-1864
8
Weston, Thomas, 1737-1776
8
Anderson, Mary, 1859-1940
7
Bunn, Margaret Agnes, 1799-1883
7
Burnett, Alfred, b. 1823 or 4
7
Dodd, James William, 1740?-1796
7
Dowton, William, 1764-1851
7
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937
7
Lewis, James, 1837?-1896
7
Paton, Mary Ann, 1802-1864
7
Pope, Jane, 1742-1818
7
Shuter, Edward, 1728?-1776
7
Simmons, Samuel, ca. 1773-1819
7
Barrymore, Richard Barry, Earl of, 1769-1793
6
Bartley, Sarah, 1783-1850
6
Bland, Mrs. (Maria Theresa Catherine), 1770-1838
6
Brereton, William, 1751-1787
6
Clowns
6
Comedians
6
Crouch, Anna Maria, 1763-1805
6
Emery, John, 1777-1822
6
Gibbs, Maria, b. 1770
6
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
6
Type
Engravings
1491
Photomechanical prints
185
Etchings
102
Still image
95
Lithographs
83
Clippings
43
Wood engravings
42
Mezzotints
25
Photograph
19
Etched daguerreotype prints
18
Aquatints
11
Drawing
11
Relief prints
11
Woodcuts
11
Prints (visual works)
4
Woodburytypes
2
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John Sleeper Clarke as Paul Pry in "Paul Pry"
John Henry Johnstone as Apollo in "Midas"
Charles Bannister as Merlin in "Cymon"
Henry Erskine Johnston as Sir Robert Ramble in "Every One Has His Fault"
Henry Woodward as Captain Brazen in "The Recruiting Officer"
John Bannister as Colonel Feignwell in "A Bold Stroke for a Wife"
Joseph Jefferson as Dr. Pangloss in "The Heir at Law"
Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) as Medea in "Medea"
Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"
Richard Wilson as a Farmer in "The Farmer's Return From London"
James Pimbury Wilkinson as Geoffrey Muffincap in "Amateurs and Actors"
Sir Henry Irving as Dubosc in "The Lyons Mail"
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Almida in "Almida"
Francis Courtney Wemyss as Rolando
Sarah West (nee Cooke) as Lady Racket in "Three Weeks After Marriage"
Frederick Yates as Cornet Carmine in "Pride Shall Have a Fall"
Mary Amelia Warner (nee Huddart) as Hermoine in "The Winter's Tale"
Elizabeth Inchbald (nee Simpson) as Lady Abbess in "The Comedy of Errors"
Kate Josephine Bateman as Leah in "Leah, the Forsaken"
Henry B. Hunt as Lord William
J. B. Howe as Wallace in "Wallace, the Hero of Scotland"
Margaret ("Peg") Woffington as the Female Volunteer
Priscilla Kemble (nee Hopkins) as Aura in "The Country Lasses"
Thomas Abthorpe Cooper as Leon in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
John Philip Kemble as Penruddock in "The Wheel of Fortune"
John Philip Kemble as Cato in "Cato"
William Dowton as Old Mirabel and Charles Kemble as Young Mirabel in a scene from "The Inconstant"
Charlotte Cushman as Mrs. Haller in "The Stranger "
Vincent De Camp as Figaro in "Follies of a Day"
Mr. Denham as Dandie Dinmont in "Guy Mannering"
Benedict De Bar as Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
John Drew as Handy Andy
Thomas King as Lord Ogleby in "The Clandestine Marriage"
Thomas Abthorpe Cooper as Pierre in "Venice Preserved"
Charles Lee Lewes speaking a prologue in the character of a Harlequin
Benoit Constant Coquelin as Mascarille in "Precieuses Ridicules"
John Liston as Paul Pry in "Paul Pry"
John Liston as Tony Lumpkin in "She Stoops to Conquer"
William Charles Macready as Orestes in "The Distrest Mother"
George Frederick Cooke as Sir Archy Macsarcasm in "Love a la Mode"
John Sleeper Clarke as Paul Pry in "Paul Pry"
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Portraits of Actors
wearing tall boots and hat.
John Henry Johnstone as Apollo in "Midas"
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Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, kneeling, mandolin slung over shoulder.
Charles Bannister as Merlin in "Cymon"
Image | 1778 |
Portraits of Actors
holding staff in right hand. With text: "If pure are the Springs from the Fountain", Song 358.
Henry Erskine Johnston as Sir Robert Ramble in "Every One Has His Fault"
Image | 1822 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, statue in right background.
Henry Woodward as Captain Brazen in "The Recruiting Officer"
Image | 1776 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, wearing officer's uniform. With text: "Truth to the Touch! faith."
John Bannister as Colonel Feignwell in "A Bold Stroke for a Wife"
Image | 1819 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length. Arms folded.
Joseph Jefferson as Dr. Pangloss in "The Heir at Law"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, with white bushy hair, holding bundle on end of stick in right hand. From photograph by Falk.
Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) as Medea in "Medea"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, standing, wearing crown with feathers.
Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"
Image | 1889 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, standing in room wearing tall hat, coat, shiny boots.
Richard Wilson as a Farmer in "The Farmer's Return From London"
Image | 1779 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, seated, with whip, holding mug.
James Pimbury Wilkinson as Geoffrey Muffincap in "Amateurs and Actors"
Image | 1828 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, wearing cap.
Sir Henry Irving as Dubosc in "The Lyons Mail"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
block print in color.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Almida in "Almida"
Image | 1771 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Wearing hat and long braids.
Francis Courtney Wemyss as Rolando
Image | 1826 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, wearing uniform with adornments.
Sarah West (nee Cooke) as Lady Racket in "Three Weeks After Marriage"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait.
Frederick Yates as Cornet Carmine in "Pride Shall Have a Fall"
Image | 1826 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, holding long pipe.
Mary Amelia Warner (nee Huddart) as Hermoine in "The Winter's Tale"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, standing, hand resting on column.
Elizabeth Inchbald (nee Simpson) as Lady Abbess in "The Comedy of Errors"
Image | 1785 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, standing, arms extended in gesture. With text: "Oh, if thou be'st the same Ageon speak, & speak unto the same Amilia!"
Kate Josephine Bateman as Leah in "Leah, the Forsaken"
Image | 1864 |
Portraits of Actors
Three-quarter-length. Long hair, hands clasped at throat.
Henry B. Hunt as Lord William
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, wearing hat, lace collar, gloves.
J. B. Howe as Wallace in "Wallace, the Hero of Scotland"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
right hand resting on battle-ax.
Margaret ("Peg") Woffington as the Female Volunteer
Image | 1746 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, standing, in officer's uniform. With title: "The Female Volunteer: or, an Attempt to make our Men Stand. An Epilogue intended to be spoken by Mrs. Woffington in the habit of a volunteer, upon reading the Gazette containing an account of the late action at Falkirk." With copy of the epilogue below. Facsimile of the rare original.
Priscilla Kemble (nee Hopkins) as Aura in "The Country Lasses"
Image | 1778 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, holding wreath and flowers. With text: "Yes Sir they will tell you what will happen to you. Exactly---good Evening". Act I, Scene 3.
Thomas Abthorpe Cooper as Leon in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. With text: Juan: "Were you neer hurt?" Leon: "not that I well remember, but once I stole a hen and then they beat me."
John Philip Kemble as Penruddock in "The Wheel of Fortune"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, holding open letter.
John Philip Kemble as Cato in "Cato"
Image | 1822 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait.
William Dowton as Old Mirabel and Charles Kemble as Young Mirabel in a scene from "The Inconstant"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Scene with several figures. With text: "Oriana- 'I cannot! For I must be up and go to church.' Scene III.
Charlotte Cushman as Mrs. Haller in "The Stranger "
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Wearing llace scarf over head, holding a letter in both hands. Process print from a lithograph by G.B. Black.
Vincent De Camp as Figaro in "Follies of a Day"
Image | 1822 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length. Holding stick over shoulder.
Mr. Denham as Dandie Dinmont in "Guy Mannering"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
holding whip in right hand. Printed for James L. Huie.
Benedict De Bar as Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length. Wearing cap, lace collar and cuffs.
John Drew as Handy Andy
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait. Holding hat and cane in left hand, right hand in trousers pocket. Irish character.
Thomas King as Lord Ogleby in "The Clandestine Marriage"
Image | 1792 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait, holding snuff box. With text: "I'll not be lefft among your Sterlings, your Heidelburgs, and Devilburgs". Act IV, Scene II.
Thomas Abthorpe Cooper as Pierre in "Venice Preserved"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Holding chains. With text: "Whence these vile chains?"
Charles Lee Lewes speaking a prologue in the character of a Harlequin
Image | 1780 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length portrait. With text "And shall I mix in this unshallow'd crew? May Rosins lightening blast me if I do."
Benoit Constant Coquelin as Mascarille in "Precieuses Ridicules"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Reclining on chair, wearing long wig, lace.
John Liston as Paul Pry in "Paul Pry"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
holding an umbrella.
John Liston as Tony Lumpkin in "She Stoops to Conquer"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
wearing a riding hat and holding a riding crop.
William Charles Macready as Orestes in "The Distrest Mother"
Image | 1819 |
Portraits of Actors
Three-quarter-length portrait, standing, wearing cape, with hand on spear at his side.
George Frederick Cooke as Sir Archy Macsarcasm in "Love a la Mode"
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Portraits of Actors
Half-length. Wearing wig, embroidered coat.
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