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Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)

Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) and Frances Abington (nee Barton) in the Characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as the Comic Muse

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Betty Modish in "The Careless Husband"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Lady Randolph in "Douglas"

Richard Barrymore as Flash in "Miss in Her Teens"

Jane Barsanti as Helena in "Midsummer Night's Dream"

John Bannister as Sheva and Miss Tidswell as Dorcas in a scene from "The Jew"

Miss Barclay as Olivia in "The Good Natured Man"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) in Prologue to "Douglas"

Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Horatia in "Roman Father"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Miss Prue in "Love For Love"

Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia

Miss Abrams as Sylvia in "Cymon"

Robert Baddeley as Canton in "Clandestine Marriage"

Robert Baddeley as Trincalo in "The Tempest"

Portrait of Sophia Baddeley and Captain William Hanger

Sophia Baddeley as Clarissa in "Lionel and Clarissa"

Portrait of Charles Bannister

Henry Angelo as Mrs. Cole in "The Minor"

Portrait of John Bernard

Elizabeth Bannister (nee Harper) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"

John Bannister as Ben in "Love for Love"

John Bannister as Dick in "The Apprentice"

George Mattocks as Achilles in "Achilles in Petticoats"

Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia and Alexander Pope as Publius in a scene from "The Roman Father"

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"

Portrait of Ann Brunton Merry when Mrs. Wignell

Portrait of James Middleton

Joseph Miller as Teague in "The Committee"

Portrait of Ann Brunton Merry when Mrs. William Warren

Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"

Ann Brunton Merry as Monimia in a scene from "The Orphan"

Ann Brunton Merry as Monimia in "The Orphan"

Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia and Alexander Pope as Publius in a scene from "The Roman Father"

Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Isabella

Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Lady Restless in "All in the Wrong"

Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Miss Prue and Richard Wilson as Ben in a scene from "Love for Love"

Portrait of Frances Abington (nee Barton)
Image | 1772 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) and Frances Abington (nee Barton) in the Characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Holding props.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as the Comic Muse
Image | 1783 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length standing, leaning on pedestal, holding mask in hand.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Estifania in "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of Actorsholding chain. With text: "And here's a Chain of Whitings Eyes for Pearls, a Musell monger would have made a better."
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Lady Betty Modish in "The Careless Husband"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of Actorswearing dress with ornaments, large headdress with plumes, holding fan in left hand, gloves in right. With text: "How handsomely does he reproach me! But I can't bear that he should think I know it." Act V, Sc. VI
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Lady Randolph in "Douglas"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing with hands clasped. With text: "Tis he! tis he himself, It is my Son!" Act III, Scene I.
Richard Barrymore as Flash in "Miss in Her Teens"
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Interior scene with three other characters. From Act II, Scene 1.
Jane Barsanti as Helena in "Midsummer Night's Dream"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing feathers, flowers, and jewelry in hair. With text: "And will you rent our ancient Love asunder to join with Men in scorning your poor Friend?" Act III, Scene 2.
John Bannister as Sheva and Miss Tidswell as Dorcas in a scene from "The Jew"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole length. Interior setting. With Text: Sheva -- "Why do you cry?" Act IV, Scene II.
Miss Barclay as Olivia in "The Good Natured Man"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of Actorslong hair. With text: "I'm but too much the Cause of your suspicions", Act V, Scene I.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) in Prologue to "Douglas"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of Actorshigh head-dress.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Horatia in "Roman Father"
Image | 1780 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. With text: "The heart which dents like mine must break to be at ease." Act IV.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Miss Prue in "Love For Love"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of Actorshere will you have any?" Act 2, Scene 10
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length standing to left of draped pedestal, holding mask in right hand.
Miss Abrams as Sylvia in "Cymon"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing purple and yellow dress, wearing hat and holding basket. With text: "Oh why should we sorrow who never knew sin..." In color.
Robert Baddeley as Canton in "Clandestine Marriage"
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Seated, wearing spectacles.
Robert Baddeley as Trincalo in "The Tempest"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing coat, waistcoat, breeches.
Portrait of Sophia Baddeley and Captain William Hanger
Image | 1772 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length, each portait in separate oval.
Sophia Baddeley as Clarissa in "Lionel and Clarissa"
Image | 1781 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing dress with ribbon embellishments, hat with flowers.
Portrait of Charles Bannister
Image | 1787 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
Henry Angelo as Mrs. Cole in "The Minor"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, seated. Wearing bonnet, shawl, and women's dress.
Portrait of John Bernard
Image | 1794 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing double-breasted coat with high collar. "Mr. Bernerd"
Elizabeth Bannister (nee Harper) as Rosetta in "Love in a Village"
Image | 1778 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing hat and dress with lace embellishments. With text: "Gentle Youth, ah! tell me why", Song 328.
John Bannister as Ben in "Love for Love"
Image | 1791 | Portraits of Actorsholding stick by little finger. Print colored in yellow, blue, orange, maroon. With text: "How say you Mistress? the short of the thing is, that if you like me and I like you, we may chance to swing in a hammock together", Act III.
John Bannister as Dick in "The Apprentice"
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding hat.
George Mattocks as Achilles in "Achilles in Petticoats"
Image | 1777 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, holding sword and shield. With text: "How I pant! How I burn for the fight."
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 James Middleton
Image | 1793 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Joseph Miller as Teague in "The Committee"
Image | 1838 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Portrait of Ann Brunton Merry when Mrs. William Warren
Image | 1810 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing hat with plumes.
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."
Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Isabella
Image | 1781 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, feathers in hair. With text: "And the most unhappy woman in the world."
Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Lady Restless in "All in the Wrong"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated at table, holding a small picture. With text: "This is really a handsome picture: what a charming countenance!"
Isabella Mattocks (nee Hallam) as Miss Prue and Richard Wilson as Ben in a scene from "Love for Love"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with Miss Prue sitting and Ben standing in a room. With text: "But pray Miss why are you so scornful?"

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