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Thomas Sheridan as Cato in "Cato"

Portrait of Stephen Price

Portrait of Lucia Elizabeth Vestris with two small dogs

Portrait of Lucia Elizabeth Vestris

Portrait of Lucia Elizabeth Vestris on sheet music cover

Lucia Elizabeth Vestris as Artaxerxes in "Artaxerxes"

Lucia Elizabeth Vestris as Don Felix in "The Alcaid"

Lucia Elizabeth Vestris as Don Giovanni in "Giovanni in London"

Lucia Elizabeth Vestris as Don Giovanni in "Giovanni in London"

Portrait of James William Wallack

Portrait of James William Wallack

James William Wallack as Charolois in "The Fatal Dowry"

James William Wallack as the Earl of Leicester in "Kenilworth"

James William Wallack as Gloucester (later King Richard III) in "Richard III"

James William Wallack as Jacques (Jaques) in "As You Like It"

Daniel Terry as Sir Fretful Plagiary in "The Critic"

Portrait of Solomon Franklin Smith

Portrait of James William Wallack in character

Portrait of John Lester Wallack

Portrait of John Lester Wallack

Portrait of John Lawrence Toole

Benjamin Nottingham Webster as Blaise in "The Dog of Montargis"

Richard Wroughton as George Barnwell in "George Barnwell"

Richard Wroughton as George Barnwell in "George Barnwell"

Richard Wroughton as Moody and Dorothy Jordan as Peggy in a scene from "The Country Girl"

Frederick Yates as Cornet Carmine in "Pride Shall Have a Fall"

Frederick Yates as Cornet Carmine in "Pride Shall Have a Fall"

Matilda Wood (nee Vining) as Marie in "The Child of the Regiment"

Portrait of Benjamin A. Baker

Portrait of John Blake

Portrait of William Rufus Blake

William Blanchard as Ralph in "The Maid of the Mill"

John Barnes as Billy Lackaday in "Sweethearts and Wives"

Portrait of Lawrence Barrett

Lawrence Barrett as Cassius in "Julius Caesar"

Lawrence Barrett as James Harebell in "The Man O' Airlie"

Portrait of Edwin Booth

Portrait of Edwin Booth in 1854

Portrait of Edwin Booth in 1889

Portrait of Edwin Booth

Thomas Sheridan as Cato in "Cato"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding book, standing in front of table, dagger. With text: "My Bane and Antidote are both before me."
Portrait of Stephen Price
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Portrait of Lucia Elizabeth Vestris with two small dogs
Image | 1838 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, seated, with two spaniels.
Portrait of Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait. Facsimile autograph.
Portrait of Lucia Elizabeth Vestris on sheet music cover
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated on bank of stream, dog at feet. Music sheet: "Arise thou bright and silent Moon."
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris as Artaxerxes in "Artaxerxes"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, wearing headdress, robe with fur trim
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris as Don Felix in "The Alcaid"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing hat and cloak, holding mask.
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris as Don Giovanni in "Giovanni in London"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding whip.
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris as Don Giovanni in "Giovanni in London"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing coat and high hat, holding whip.
Portrait of James William Wallack
Image | 1839 | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust. Facsimile signature.
Portrait of James William Wallack
Image | 1830 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait. Facsimile signature.
James William Wallack as Charolois in "The Fatal Dowry"
Image | 1825 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, in hat, cape over left shoulder.
James William Wallack as the Earl of Leicester in "Kenilworth"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing striped and embroidered breeches and doublet, cape over left shoulder.
James William Wallack as Gloucester (later King Richard III) in "Richard III"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, hands joined resting on hilt of sword
James William Wallack as Jacques (Jaques) in "As You Like It"
Image | 1859 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated under a tree in a wood, deer in background at left. With text: "All the world's a stage, and all the men & women merely players."
Daniel Terry as Sir Fretful Plagiary in "The Critic"
Image | 1819 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, holding snuffbox.
Portrait of Solomon Franklin Smith
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust. Facsimile signature.
Portrait of James William Wallack in character
Image | 1889 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Portrait of John Lester Wallack
Image | 1888 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait. Clipped from Scribner's Magazine.
Portrait of John Lester Wallack
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated, his granddaughter standing by his side, on his porch at Elmsmere, his country home. Clipped from Scribner's Magazine.
Portrait of John Lawrence Toole
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Benjamin Nottingham Webster as Blaise in "The Dog of Montargis"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing short jacket open with belt fastened, flowered waistcoat.
Richard Wroughton as George Barnwell in "George Barnwell"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing.
Richard Wroughton as George Barnwell in "George Barnwell"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding gun and mask.
Richard Wroughton as Moody and Dorothy Jordan as Peggy in a scene from "The Country Girl"
Image | 1816 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with Peggy seated at a table writing a letter, Moody standing at her left, looking down at her. With text: Moody: "Come, take the pen and make an end of the letter, just as you intended". Act V, Scene 1.
Frederick Yates as Cornet Carmine in "Pride Shall Have a Fall"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, holding long pipe.
Frederick Yates as Cornet Carmine in "Pride Shall Have a Fall"
Image | 1826 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, holding long pipe.
Matilda Wood (nee Vining) as Marie in "The Child of the Regiment"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, hands on hips.
Portrait of Benjamin A. Baker
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing three-piece suit
Portrait of John Blake
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. With text: "Treasurer of the old Park Theatre, N. Y. City."
Portrait of William Rufus Blake
Image | 1870 | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing high collar, pin on cravat.
William Blanchard as Ralph in "The Maid of the Mill"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing in outdoor setting. Wearing breeches, coat, waistcoat
John Barnes as Billy Lackaday in "Sweethearts and Wives"
Image | 1826 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Long hair and flat hat with flowers. Embroidered waistcoat, ruffle collar.
Portrait of Lawrence Barrett
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing cravat with pin. Inscription: "Heartily yours, Lawrence Barrett".
Lawrence Barrett as Cassius in "Julius Caesar"
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing armor.
Lawrence Barrett as James Harebell in "The Man O' Airlie"
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing plaid scarf.
Portrait of Edwin Booth
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter length. Seated, holding a sheet of paper in both hands. Facsimile signature.
Portrait of Edwin Booth in 1854
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust. With text: "Edwin Booth in 1854."
Portrait of Edwin Booth in 1889
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. With text: "Edwin Booth in 1889."
Portrait of Edwin Booth
Image | 1891 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Standing, thumbs in pockets, before fireplace.