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Richard Jones as Puff in "The Critic"

Elizabeth Inchbald (nee Simpson) as Lady Abbess in "The Comedy of Errors"

Portrait of David Belasco

Benjamin Nottingham Webster as Tartuffe in "Tartuffe"

Portraits of Mary Stephens Wells (nee Davies) as Jane Shore and Elizabeth Inchbald as the Lady Abbess in "The Comedy of Errors"

Portrait of Daniel Terry

Daniel Terry as Leon in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"

Portrait of John Fawcett

John Fawcett as Caleb Quotem in "The Review"

John Fawcett as Touchstone in "As You Like It"

Charles Farley as Jessamy in "Bon Ton"

Portrait of William Augustus Fenno

Henry James Finn as Paul Pry and Thomas Kilner as Colonel Hardy in a scene from "Paul Pry"

Joseph George Holman as Alexander in "The Rival Queens"

Joseph George Holman as Cyrus in "Cyrus"

Joseph George Holman as Hippolitus in "Phaedra and Hippolitus"

Joseph George Holman as Selim in "The Mourning Bride"

Robert Armin on title page of "The History of the Two Maids of Moorclack"

David Garrick as Lusignan and Miss Younge (Elizabeth Pope) as Zara in a scene from "Zara"

Samuel Foote as Mrs. Cole in "The Minor"

Samuel Foote as Sir Luke Limp in a scene from "The Lame Lover"

Samuel Foote as the Devil in "Devil Upon Two Sticks"

Samuel Foote as the Lecturer in "The Orators"

Portrait of William J. Florence

William J. Florence as Bardwell Slote in "The Mighty Dollar"

Caricature of Theophilus Cibber discovering William Sloper with Susannah Maria Cibber (nee Arne)

Theophilus Cibber in the character of A Fine Gentleman

William Evans Burton as Aminadab Sleek in "The Serious Family"

William Evans Burton as Captain Cuttle in "Dombey and Son"

Portrait of William Cartwright

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

Portrait of Charles Dibdin

Charles Dibdin performing at the Sans Souci

Portrait of Thomas John Dibdin

Portrait of John Doran

Portrait of William Wyatt Dimond

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Portrait of Mary Robinson (Darby)

Richard Jones as Puff in "The Critic"
Image | 1827 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding book.
Elizabeth Inchbald (nee Simpson) as Lady Abbess in "The Comedy of Errors"
Image | 1785 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, arms extended in gesture. With text: "Oh, if thou be'st the same Ageon speak, & speak unto the same Amilia!"
Portrait of David Belasco
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust.
Benjamin Nottingham Webster as Tartuffe in "Tartuffe"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. With text: "The will of heav'n be done in everything."
Portraits of Mary Stephens Wells (nee Davies) as Jane Shore and Elizabeth Inchbald as the Lady Abbess in "The Comedy of Errors"
Image | 1786 | Portraits of ActorsTwin portraits in ovals on the same sheet.
Portrait of Daniel Terry
Image | 1844 | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Daniel Terry as Leon in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | 1814 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing wearing breeches, doublet, cape with embroidery and beadwork.
Portrait of John Fawcett
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
John Fawcett as Caleb Quotem in "The Review"
Image | 1822 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length holding hat under arm.
John Fawcett as Touchstone in "As You Like It"
Image | 1799 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait. Holding staff, wearing hat, ruff.
Charles Farley as Jessamy in "Bon Ton"
Image | 1820 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing. With text: "You see Sir John, it is a very pretty Diamond Ring."
Portrait of William Augustus Fenno
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, standing, with beard and bushy moustache. Hand in coat.
Henry James Finn as Paul Pry and Thomas Kilner as Colonel Hardy in a scene from "Paul Pry"
Image | 1872 | Portraits of ActorsScene with two characters standing looking at a sheet of paper.
Joseph George Holman as Alexander in "The Rival Queens"
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing armor, cape, sandals. With text: "'Tis false. Great Ammon gave me birth". Act IV, Scene II.
Joseph George Holman as Cyrus in "Cyrus"
Image | 1795 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing tunic, sandals, fur (?) cape
Joseph George Holman as Hippolitus in "Phaedra and Hippolitus"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing armor, cape, high sandals. With text: "His idle horn on fragrant myrtles hung, his arrows scatter'd and his bow unstrung". Act II.
Joseph George Holman as Selim in "The Mourning Bride"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing turban, drawing dagger from belt with right hand.
Robert Armin on title page of "The History of the Two Maids of Moorclack"
Image | 1790 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Engraved reprint of the original woodblock print, hand-lettered. With additional text: "Rober Armin was an Actor in Shakespeares' Plays"...
David Garrick as Lusignan and Miss Younge (Elizabeth Pope) as Zara in a scene from "Zara"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsScene with Zara standing before Lusignan, two men standing behind his chair. With text: "Lus: 'Yes_Yes_'tis she! this little Cross'". Act II, Scene 3.
Samuel Foote as Mrs. Cole in "The Minor"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with Foote dressed in women's attire seated between two men. With text: "My thoughts are fix'd upon a better place. What, I suppose Mr. Loader, you will be for your old friend the black-eyed Girl." Act I.
Samuel Foote as Sir Luke Limp in a scene from "The Lame Lover"
Image | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with several figures around dinner table. Title of print: "Humourous Scene in the Lame Lover".
Samuel Foote as the Devil in "Devil Upon Two Sticks"
Image | 1769 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing
Samuel Foote as the Lecturer in "The Orators"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing holding stick and hat.
Portrait of William J. Florence
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust portrait, wearing light tie inside vest. Facsimilie signature.
William J. Florence as Bardwell Slote in "The Mighty Dollar"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, standing in interior setting.
Caricature of Theophilus Cibber discovering William Sloper with Susannah Maria Cibber (nee Arne)
Image | Portraits of ActorsScene with several figures. (A satire on the Theophilus Cibber vs. William Sloper plot, arranged to blackmail Sloper.) With caption: "A Late Unfortunate Adventure at York."
Theophilus Cibber in the character of A Fine Gentleman
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Wearing embroidered waistcoat
William Evans Burton as Aminadab Sleek in "The Serious Family"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Hat in left hand, umbrella in right. With text: "Played 250 nights at his theatre."
William Evans Burton as Aminadab Sleek in "The Serious Family"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Hat in left hand, umbrella in right.
William Evans Burton as Captain Cuttle in "Dombey and Son"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Hooked right hand at mouth, hat in left hand.
Portrait of William Cartwright
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Holds the tie from his lace trimmed collar.
Andrew Cherry as Lazarillo in "Two Strings to Your Bow"
Image | 1804 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing ruff.
Portrait of Charles Dibdin
Image | 1824 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. For Dibdin's Songs, Newly Arranged by John Davy & co.
Portrait of Charles Dibdin
Image | Portraits of ActorsNearly half-length. In sepia.
Charles Dibdin performing at the Sans Souci
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Seated at a piano on stage, surrounded by candles
Portrait of Thomas John Dibdin
Image | 1817 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
Portrait of John Doran
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. Facsimilie autograph.
Portrait of William Wyatt Dimond
Image | 1808 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
Portrait of William Shakespeare
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Portrait of Mary Robinson (Darby)
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing ruff and sleeves with slashes.

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