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

Harriet Cawse on music cover sheet for "The Motherless"

Mary Bulkley (nee Wilford) as Mistress Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Margaret Agnes Bunn as Alicia in "Jane Shore"

Margaret Agnes Bunn as Elvira in "Pizarro"

Margaret Agnes Bunn as Hermione in "The Winter's Tale"

Portrait of Ann Catley (married name Lascelles) at 30

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

Portrait of Henrietta Chanfrau (nee Jeanette Davis)

Miss Chapman as Augusta Aubrey in "The Fashionable Lovers"

Portrait of Caroline Chapman

Portrait of Eleanor Byrne

Fanny Elizabeth Fitzwilliam (nee Copeland) as Fanny in "Maid or Wife"

Portrait of of Charlotte Charke (nee Cibber)

Portrait of Laura Keene

Laura Keene as Florence Trenchard in "Our American Cousin"

Portrait of Clara Louise Kellogg

Clara Louise Kellogg as Aida in "Aida"

Frances Anne ("Fanny") Kemble as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"

Portrait of Frances Anne ("Fanny") Kemble

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Jane Shore

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Lady Randolph in "Douglas"

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Matilda in "The Carmelite"

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Medea in "Medea"

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Queen Katherine in "Henry VIII"

Portrait of Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) in costume

Portrait of Harriet Siddons when Miss Murray

Harriet Siddons (nee Murray) as Amy, Countess of Leicester, in "Kenilworth"

Harriet Siddons (nee Murray) as Lady Restless in "All in the Wrong"

Harriet Siddons (nee Murray) as Lady Elizabeth Gray and William Henry West Betty as Warwick in a scene from "The Earl of Warwick"

Portrait of Fanny Stirling

Fanny Stirling as Arabella Beaumont in "Venus in Arms"

Ann Stuart as Joan la Pucelle in "Henry VI" (the First Part)

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Euphrasia in "The Grecian Daughter"

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella and Henry Siddons as her child in a scene from "Isabella"

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella in a scene from "Isabella"

Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella in "Isabella"

Anne Catley (married name Lascelles) as Euphrosyne in "Comus"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing bouquet of leaves and ferns in hair. With text: "All I hope of Mortal Man, is to Love me_whilst he can." Act III, Scene 2.
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.
Mary Bulkley (nee Wilford) as Mistress Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Image | 1776 | Portraits of Actorsbeads in hair.
Margaret Agnes Bunn as Alicia in "Jane Shore"
Image | 1819 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing heavy jewelry, holding book in both hands.
Margaret Agnes Bunn as Elvira in "Pizarro"
Image | 1824 | Portraits of Actorsholding dagger.
Margaret Agnes Bunn as Hermione in "The Winter's Tale"
Image | 1823 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length.
Portrait of Ann Catley (married name Lascelles) at 30
Image | 1789 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length, left profile. Etching in sepia.
Anne Catley (married name Lascelles) as Euphrosyne in "Comus"
Image | 1807 | Portraits of ActorsBust. Wearing leaves in hair.
Portrait of Henrietta Chanfrau (nee Jeanette Davis)
Image | Portraits of ActorsBust.
Miss Chapman as Augusta Aubrey in "The Fashionable Lovers"
Image | 1793 | Portraits of Actorsin outdoor setting, architectural background. With text: "I have no Friend or refuge in this World." Act I, Scene III.
Miss Chapman as Augusta Aubrey in "The Fashionable Lovers"
Image | Portraits of Actorsin outdoor setting, architectural background.
Portrait of Caroline Chapman
Image | 1893 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length. Wearing fur stole.
Portrait of Eleanor Byrne
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length. Wearing pearls, lace collar.
Fanny Elizabeth Fitzwilliam (nee Copeland) as Fanny in "Maid or Wife"
Image | 1834 | Portraits of Actorswearing hat with ribbons.
Portrait of of Charlotte Charke (nee Cibber)
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding fan.
Portrait of Laura Keene
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing hoop skirt, gloves, and long curls.
Portrait of Laura Keene
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
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.
Portrait of Clara Louise Kellogg
Image | Portraits of ActorsFacsimilie signature.
Clara Louise Kellogg as Aida in "Aida"
Image | Portraits of Actorswearing bracelets, many beaded necklaces.
Frances Anne ("Fanny") Kemble as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, standing, left arm resting on balustrade.
Portrait of Frances Anne ("Fanny") Kemble
Image | 1830 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Jane Shore
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated on the ground in courtyard, leaning against wall. With text: "Why should I wander, stray further on? For I can die ev'n here."
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Lady Randolph in "Douglas"
Image | 1819 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing wimple-like head covering with long veil extending down back and over arms.
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Matilda in "The Carmelite"
Image | 1791 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, kneeling at altar. With text: "Mrs. Siddons as Matilda, When discovered kneeling at the Altar, decorated with the Funeral Trophies of Saint Valori."
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Medea in "Medea"
Image | 1792 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, draped in robes, standing with her child beside her. With text: "I once had Parents - Ye endearing names! How my torn heart with recollection bleeds!"
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Queen Katherine in "Henry VIII"
Image | 1824 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length wearing jewel-encrusted crown, necklaces, robes.
Portrait of Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) in costume
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, with caption: "Mrs. Siddons in Tragedy" Believed to be etched by Cruikshank.
Portrait of Harriet Siddons when Miss Murray
Image | 1801 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Harriet Siddons (nee Murray) as Amy, Countess of Leicester, in "Kenilworth"
Image | 1822 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing beside a fountain, wearing a cloak.
Harriet Siddons (nee Murray) as Lady Restless in "All in the Wrong"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, seated at a table, holding miniature.
Harriet Siddons (nee Murray) as Lady Elizabeth Gray and William Henry West Betty as Warwick in a scene from "The Earl of Warwick"
Image | 1816 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with Lady Gray kneeling and Warwick with his arm around her. With text: "And when thou art gone who shall defend thy poor Elizabeth."
Portrait of Fanny Stirling
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust, wearing velvet hat with plumes. With text: "A true gentleman should not only be without fear, but without reproach." -Caste
Fanny Stirling as Arabella Beaumont in "Venus in Arms"
Image | 1838 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, in officer's uniform, holding up hat to shield face.
Ann Stuart as Joan la Pucelle in "Henry VI" (the First Part)
Image | 1786 | Portraits of ActorsRescued is Orleans."
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Euphrasia in "The Grecian Daughter"
Image | 1783 | Portraits of ActorsNearly three-quarter-length portrait, wearing crown, hand on dagger. With text: "A daughters Arm fell Monster strikes the Blow!"
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella and Henry Siddons as her child in a scene from "Isabella"
Image | 1783 | Portraits of ActorsScene from the play with Isabella standing in a room with her son lying on floor, writing. With text: "Why must I think, when no thought gives me comfort."
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella in a scene from "Isabella"
Image | 1782 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing in a room with a male character.
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella in "Isabella"
Image | 1795 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella in "Isabella"
Image | 1800 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding a ring. "It must be so: he's dead. and this ring left by his last breath, to some known faithful friend."

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