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1006
Creator
Roberts, J.
93
Thornthwaite
76
Wilde, S.
60
Ridley, W.
39
Wilde
27
Dodd, D.
26
Walker
22
Audinet, P.
19
Terry
19
Leney, W.
16
Roberts
15
Conde, J.
13
Cook
13
Reynolds, J.
13
Dodd
12
Dighton, R.
11
Ridley
11
Singleton
11
Goldar, J.
10
Grignion, C.
10
Heath, C.
10
Stothard, T.
10
Angus
9
Cook, T.
9
Collyer, J.
8
Heath, J.
8
Leney
8
Reading, B.
8
Richter
8
Corner, J.
7
Harding, S.
7
Hogarth, W.
7
Hopwood, J.
7
Audinet
6
Cosway, R.
6
Cruikshank
6
Edwin, D.
6
Heath
6
Laurie, R.
6
Lawrence, T.
6
Pope, A.
6
Rivers
6
Wilson
6
Alais
5
Cook, H.R.
5
Dayes
5
DeWilde, S.
5
Dunlap, W.
5
Edwards
5
Gainsborough, T.
5
Hamilton, W.
5
Howard
5
Parkinson, T.
5
Reynolds, Joshua
5
Richardson, J.
5
Stothard
5
Taylor
5
Taylor, I.
5
Brown, M.
4
Collyer
4
Drummond, S.
4
Edwards, E.
4
Grignion
4
Johnson, T.
4
Lawrenson, William
4
Mackenzie
4
Pond, A.
4
Reynolds, S.W.
4
Ryley
4
Ryley, C.R.
4
Shee, M.A.
4
Angus, W.
3
Barralet, J.
3
Barralet, J.J.
3
Barrett
3
Brocas, H.
3
Bromley
3
Bromley, W.
3
Chapman
3
Conde, Jean
3
Esdall, W.
3
Faber, J.
3
Fittler
3
Gainsborough
3
Goldar
3
Goodnight, N.C.
3
Graham, J.
3
Greatbach, W.
3
Hogarth
3
Jones, J.
3
Miller
3
Murray
3
Murray, G.
3
Parkes, R.B.
3
Pollard
3
Reading
3
Rogers, J.
3
Sharp, W.
3
Spicer
3
Stewart
3
Date
1777
88
1776
65
1794
45
1791
38
1792
38
1778
37
1780
32
1779
28
1793
28
1795
24
1783
21
1781
20
1807
19
1786
15
1799
15
1796
14
1806
13
1790
12
1785
11
1789
11
1797
11
1788
9
1769
8
1798
7
1801
7
1805
7
1817
7
1772
5
1787
5
1771
4
1773
4
1775
4
1816
4
1749
3
1800
3
1808
3
1809
3
1810
3
1813
3
1826
3
1830
3
1755
2
1782
2
1802
2
1804
2
1811
2
1812
2
1819
2
1834
2
1837
2
1838
2
1888
2
1728
1
1733
1
1739
1
1741
1
1746
1
1767
1
1770
1
1774
1
1784
1
1803
1
1820
1
1821
1
1822
1
1823
1
1824
1
1825
1
1827
1
1831
1
1835
1
1851
1
1860
1
1862
1
1875
1
1878
1
1886
1
1891
1
Publisher
J. Bell
171
J. Parsons
42
Harrison & Co.
30
Longman & Co.
24
T. Lowndes & Partners
24
T. Lowndes
23
Fielding & Walker
15
G. Cawthorn
15
J. Wenman
15
J. Roach
13
J. Sewell
13
I. Wenman
12
J. Harrison
11
J. Bew
10
J. Harrison & Co.
10
Vernor & Hood
10
W. Lowndes
9
Mathews & Leigh
8
T. Bellamy
8
W. Richardson
8
C. Cooke
6
Bellamy & Roberts
5
Alex. Hogg
4
Bellamy & Robarts
4
C. Bowles
4
R. Sayer and J. Smith
4
W. Jones
4
A. Hamilton
3
A. Hamilton, Jr.
3
G. Robinson
3
J. Cawthorn
3
J. Smith & R. Sayer
3
Longman
3
R. Bentley
3
R. Sayer & J. Smith
3
T & W Lowndes
3
T. Walker
3
T. Wilkins
3
Wenman
3
William Jones
3
A. Hogg
2
Bentley & Co.
2
Dean & Munday
2
E & S Harding
2
H.D. Symonds
2
Henry Colburn
2
J. Miller
2
J. P. Thompson
2
J. Smith & R. Sayer
2
J.R. Smith
2
James Watson
2
John Bowles & Son
2
Lowndes
2
Monthly Magazine
2
Oliver & Boyd
2
R. Butters
2
Simpkin & Marshall and Chapple
2
T. B. Zantzinger & Co.
2
T. Lowndes and Partners
2
T. Wilkins, Thespian Magazine
2
Thomas Lowndes
2
W. Read
2
A. Beugo
1
Alexander Hogg
1
Annan & Swan
1
B. Crosby
1
Bell's British Library
1
Bellamy
1
Bellamy and Roberts
1
Benjamin Smith
1
British Stage
1
C. Bathurst
1
C. Bestland
1
C. Cawthorn
1
C. Chapple
1
C. Dyer
1
Cawthorn
1
Charles Dilly
1
D. Longworth
1
Darling & Thompson
1
Duncombe
1
E. & S. Harding
1
E. Dexter
1
E. Harding
1
Elias Dexter
1
F. B. Daniell
1
Faber
1
G. Hounsom
1
G. Virtue
1
Garnier Freres
1
Gebbie & Co.
1
Gebbie & Husson Co.
1
George Kearsly
1
H. D. Symonds
1
H. Graves & Co.
1
Hodgson & Graves
1
Hodgson, Boys & Graves
1
I Wesson
1
I. Bellamy
1
I. Fielding
1
Subject
Theater--History--18th century--Pictorial works
1006
Actors
991
Costume
711
Women in the theater
488
Singers
134
Dramatists
122
Performing arts--History--18th century--Pictorial works
107
Theatrical managers
86
Women in the performing arts
77
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
58
Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815
38
Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812
35
Theater--History--19th century--Pictorial works
35
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777
33
Yates, Mrs. (Mary Ann), 1728-1784
32
Brunton, Anne, 1768-1808
27
Pope, Elizabeth, ca. 1740-1797
26
Composers
25
Lewis, William Thomas, 1749-1811
22
Palmer, John, 1742?-1798
22
Woffington, Margaret, d. 1760
22
Hartley, Elizabeth, 1750?-1824
20
Parsons, William, 1736-1795
20
Quick, John, 1748-1831
20
Woodward, Henry, 1714-1777
20
Authors
19
King, Thomas, 1730-1805
19
Smith, William, 1730-1819
19
Barry, Ann, 1734-1801
17
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
17
Dancers
15
Henderson, John, 1747-1785
15
Bannister, John, 1760-1836
14
Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816
14
Billington, Elizabeth, 1768-1818
13
Catley, Ann, 1745-1789
13
Crouch, Anna Maria, 1763-1805
13
Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829
12
Mattocks, Isabella, 1746-1826
12
Munden, Joseph Shepherd, 1758-1832
12
Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821
11
Martyr, Margaret, d. 1807
11
Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800
11
Breeches parts
10
Cibber, Susannah Maria Arne, 1714-1766
10
Moody, John, 1727-1812
10
Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835
10
Pope, Jane, 1742-1818
10
Shuter, Edward, 1728?-1776
10
Weston, Thomas, 1737-1776
10
Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817
9
Oldfield, Anne, 1683-1730
9
Bannister, Charles, 1738-1804
8
Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
8
Dodd, James William, 1740?-1796
8
Wilson, Richard, fl. 1774-1792
8
Yates, Richard, 1706?-1796
8
Child actors
7
Farren, William, 1754-1795
7
Garrick, David, 1717-1779
7
Hull, Thomas, 1728-1808
7
Lewes, Charles Lee, 1740-1803
7
Powell, William, 1735-1769
7
Reddish, Samuel, 1735-1785
7
Ryder, Thomas, 1735-1790
7
Sheridan, Elizabeth Ann, 1754-1792
7
Wroughton, Richard, 1748-1822
7
Baddeley, Robert, 1733-1794
6
Brereton, William, 1751-1787
6
Cibber, Theophilus, 1703-1758
6
Comedians
6
Fenton, Lavinia, 1708-1760
6
Kemble, Priscilla, 1758-1854
6
Lessingham, Jane, 1739?-1783
6
Middleton, James, ca. 1768-1799
6
Sheridan, Thomas, 1719-1788
6
Talma, Francois Joseph, 1763-1826
6
Wells, Mary Stephens, 1762-1829
6
Barrymore, Richard Barry, Earl of, 1769-1793
5
Bulkley, Mary, 1748-1792
5
Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760
5
Dunstall, John, 1717-1778
5
Edwin, John, 1749-1790
5
Female impersonators
5
Johnstone, John Henry, 1749-1828
5
Kemble, Marie Therese, 1774-1838
5
Mattocks, George, d. 1804
5
Artists
4
Baddeley, Sophia, 1745?-1786
4
Bannister, Elizabeth, 1757-1849
4
Benefit performances
4
Bernard, John, 1756-1828
4
Bullock, William, ca. 1667-1742
4
Edwin, John, 1769?-1805
4
Goodall, Charlotte, 1765-1830
4
Humorists
4
Kemble, Elizabeth, 1763?-1841
4
Miller, Joe, 1684-1738
4
Mountain, Rosemond, ca. 1768-1841
4
Powell, Mary Ann, 1761-1831
4
Type
Engravings
861
Photomechanical prints
57
Mezzotints
41
Etchings
25
Prints (visual works)
6
Lithographs
5
Aquatints
4
Drawing
4
Wood engravings
4
Clippings
3
Still image
2
Woodcuts
1
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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 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 Actors
Half-length.
Mary Ann Yates (nee Graham) and Frances Abington (nee Barton) in the Characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Holding props.
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as the Comic Muse
Image | 1783 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-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 Actors
holding 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 Actors
wearing 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 Actors
Whole-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 Actors
Whole-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 Actors
Whole-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 Actors
Whole 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 Actors
long 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 Actors
high head-dress.
Ann Spranger Barry (nee Street) as Horatia in "Roman Father"
Image | 1780 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-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 Actors
here will you have any?" Act 2, Scene 10
Frances Abington (nee Barton) as Thalia
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length standing to left of draped pedestal, holding mask in right hand.
Miss Abrams as Sylvia in "Cymon"
Image | 1778 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-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 Actors
Three-quarter-length. Seated, wearing spectacles.
Robert Baddeley as Trincalo in "The Tempest"
Image | 1778 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Wearing coat, waistcoat, breeches.
Portrait of Sophia Baddeley and Captain William Hanger
Image | 1772 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length, each portait in separate oval.
Sophia Baddeley as Clarissa in "Lionel and Clarissa"
Image | 1781 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length. Wearing dress with ribbon embellishments, hat with flowers.
Portrait of Charles Bannister
Image | 1787 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length.
Henry Angelo as Mrs. Cole in "The Minor"
Image | 1792 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-length, seated. Wearing bonnet, shawl, and women's dress.
Portrait of John Bernard
Image | 1794 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-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 Actors
Whole-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 Actors
holding 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 Actors
holding hat.
George Mattocks as Achilles in "Achilles in Petticoats"
Image | 1777 |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-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 Actors
Scene 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 Actors
Scene 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 Actors
Portrait, bust.
Portrait of James Middleton
Image | 1793 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait.
Joseph Miller as Teague in "The Committee"
Image | 1838 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait.
Portrait of Ann Brunton Merry when Mrs. William Warren
Image | 1810 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, wearing hat with plumes.
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image | 1785 |
Portraits of Actors
Half-length portrait, pointing to cloth.
Ann Brunton Merry as Horatia in "The Roman Father"
Image |
Portraits of Actors
Whole-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 Actors
Whole-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 Actors
Whole-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 Actors
Scene 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 Actors
Whole-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 Actors
Whole-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 Actors
Scene 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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