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Ada Rehan as Rose in "The Prayer"

John Palmer as Face in "The Alchemist"

Ann Brunton Merry as Alzira in "Alzira"

Andrew Cherry as Lazarillo in "Two Strings to Your Bow"

William Farren II as Sir Peter Teazle in "The School for Scandal"

Portrait of Lavinia Fenton when Duchess of Bolton

Anne Catley (married name Lascelles) as Euphrosyne in "Comus"

Frank Mayo as Davy Crockett in "Davy Crockett"

William Mitchell as Crummels in "1942"

Henry J. Montague as Captain Molineux in "The Shaughraun"

John Palmer as Young Wilding and Charlotte S. Goodall as Miss Grantham in a scene from "The Lyar"

Eliza O'Neill as Belvidera in "Venice Preserved"

Harriot Mellon as Volante in "The Honeymoon"

Harriet Cawse on music cover sheet for "The Motherless"

John Sleeper Clarke as Babington Jones

Harriet Pye Esten (nee Bennett) as Lady Flutter in "The Discovery"

John Sleeper Clarke as Major Wellington De Boots in "Everybody's Friend"

Ann Brunton Merry as Lady Jane Grey in a scene from "Lady Jane Grey"

Charles Mathews as an idiot amusing himself with a fly

Charles Mathews as Jonathan W. Doubikin with John Sloman as Agamemnon in his entertainment "Mathew - Orama for 1824"

William Charles Macready as Werner in "Werner"

William Charles Macready as King John in "King John"

William Charles Macready as Virginius in "Virginius"

Charles Frederick Reinhold and Margaret Farrell as Artaxeres and Artabanes in a scene from "Artaxerxes"

Charles Mathews as Sharp in "The Lying Valet"

William Charles Macready as Caius in "Cauis Gracchus"

Louisa Drew when Louisa Lane (age 8), as five characters in "Twelve Precisely"

Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) as Calista in "The Fair Penitent"

Dorothy Jordan as Mrs. Sullen and John Bannister as Scrub in a scene from "The Beaux' Stratagem"

Laura Keene as Florence Trenchard in "Our American Cousin"

Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"

Elizabeth Atkins (nee Warrell) as Selima in "Selima and Azor"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lappet

Portrait of James Prescott Warde in character

Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"

Caricature of Sir Henry Irving as Mathias in "The Bells"

Richard Yates as Don Manuel in "She Would and She Would Not"

Sarah West (nee Cooke) as Portia in "The Merchant of Venice"

Henry Woodward as Petruchio in "Catherine and Petruchio"

William B. Wood as Charles de Moor in "The Robbers"

Ada Rehan as Rose in "The Prayer"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait.
John Palmer as Face in "The Alchemist"
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
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."
Andrew Cherry as Lazarillo in "Two Strings to Your Bow"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of Actorsholding papers in both hands.
William Farren II as Sir Peter Teazle in "The School for Scandal"
Image | 1818 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. Standing, holding hat under arm. With text: "Foregad, madam if they considered the sporting with reputations." Act II, Scene 2.
Portrait of Lavinia Fenton when Duchess of Bolton
Image | 1808 | Portraits of ActorsBust portrait, band around hair.
Anne Catley (married name Lascelles) as Euphrosyne in "Comus"
Image | 1807 | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing leaves in hair.
Frank Mayo as Davy Crockett in "Davy Crockett"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing in front of a fire place, right arm resting on mantle.
William Mitchell as Crummels in "1942"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing top hat, large white tie. Original ink and pencil sketch.
Henry J. Montague as Captain Molineux in "The Shaughraun"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, in military uniform.
John Palmer as Young Wilding and Charlotte S. Goodall as Miss Grantham in a scene from "The Lyar"
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsScene in an outdoor setting.
Eliza O'Neill as Belvidera in "Venice Preserved"
Image | 1818 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Harriot Mellon as Volante in "The Honeymoon"
Image | 1839 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Harriet Cawse on music cover sheet for "The Motherless"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Harriet Cawse holding medallion on end of necklace and leaning over man seated wearing tunic. Music composed by G. A. Hodson.
John Sleeper Clarke as Babington Jones
Image | Portraits of Actorsseashore in background.
Harriet Pye Esten (nee Bennett) as Lady Flutter in "The Discovery"
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, holding glove in right hand and wearing a hat with a plume. With text: "Then I'll stay to vex you." Act II, Scene 1.
John Sleeper Clarke as Major Wellington De Boots in "Everybody's Friend"
Image | Portraits of Actorsdrawing sword from scabbard.
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."
Charles Mathews as an idiot amusing himself with a fly
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, holding a string attached to a fly.
Charles Mathews as Jonathan W. Doubikin with John Sloman as Agamemnon in his entertainment "Mathew - Orama for 1824"
Image | Portraits of ActorsSloman with a large turtle on his head.
William Charles Macready as Werner in "Werner"
Image | 1838 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, bearded. Facsimile signature.
William Charles Macready as King John in "King John"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing coat with fur collar.
William Charles Macready as Virginius in "Virginius"
Image | 1820 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, bearded and wearing toga. With text: "Does no one speak?"
Charles Frederick Reinhold and Margaret Farrell as Artaxeres and Artabanes in a scene from "Artaxerxes"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play, standing together in interior setting. With text: "In infancy our hopes and fears."
Charles Mathews as Sharp in "The Lying Valet"
Image | 1821 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
William Charles Macready as Caius in "Cauis Gracchus"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing tunic and cape, with marble column in background.
Louisa Drew when Louisa Lane (age 8), as five characters in "Twelve Precisely"
Image | 1828 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. As two male and three female characters.
Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) as Calista in "The Fair Penitent"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. With text: "Strike home, & I will bless thee for the blow."
Dorothy Jordan as Mrs. Sullen and John Bannister as Scrub in a scene from "The Beaux' Stratagem"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with Archer standing with drawn sword, threatening to attack Scrub, kneeling at his feet, while Mrs. Sullen clings to his right arm. With text: "O pray Sir spare all I have and take my life". Act V, Scene 3. Archer is played by Mr. Dwyer.
Laura Keene as Florence Trenchard in "Our American Cousin"
Image | 1856 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait on sheet music title page: "The Laura Keene Schottisch." Facsimile signature.
Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"
Image | 1815 | Portraits of Actorsdagger in upraised right hand. With text: "Ye tedious villains, then the work is mine".
Elizabeth Atkins (nee Warrell) as Selima in "Selima and Azor"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing hat with long train, holding flowers.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lappet
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Line drawing printed in maroon ink.
Portrait of James Prescott Warde in character
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust. Printed for the Gazette of Fashion.
Joseph Jefferson as Bob Acres in "The Rivals"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding whip.
Caricature of Sir Henry Irving as Mathias in "The Bells"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length caricature, standing, arm raised in protest, imaginary bells ringing above his head.
Richard Yates as Don Manuel in "She Would and She Would Not"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing cape, hat, shoes. With text: "Pray give my humble Service to the Politician, & tell him, that to your certain Knowledge, the Old fellow, the Old Rogue, & the Old Put,d'see knows how to bamboozle, as well as himself."
Sarah West (nee Cooke) as Portia in "The Merchant of Venice"
Image | 1825 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, wearing many strings of pearls, holding book.
Henry Woodward as Petruchio in "Catherine and Petruchio"
Image | 1774 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, standing, in hat and cloak.
William B. Wood as Charles de Moor in "The Robbers"
Image | 1810 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, with guns, armor, helmet.

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