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1.
Mrs. Abington [graphic]

Creator:
Wilson, James, active 1760-1780, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1768 and 1786]
Call Number:
Folio 75 P839 800 v. 1 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Portraits of ladies in mezzotint.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Mrs. Abington after Reynolds (Mannings 28); standing three-quarter length to front, resting her left arm on a draped block (the pedestal of a statue of the Comic Muse), head inclined to left, eyes to front; wearing floral gown, sash and he...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Abington, Mrs. 1737-1815, (Frances Barton),
Subject (Topic):
Actresses and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Abington [graphic]

2.
Quelle noblet virtute et opera [graphic].

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1821 or 1822]
Call Number:
821.00.00.22+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Lord Fife drives Mlle. Noblet in a gig; a groom sits in a dickey behind
Alternative Title:
Quelle noblesse virtute et opera
Description:
Title etched below image. The letter 't' in "noblet" is scored through and the letters 'sse' etched above.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S.W. Fores, corner of Sackville St., Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Fife, James Duff, Earl of, 1729-1809.
Subject (Topic):
Carriages & coaches and Actresses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Quelle noblet virtute et opera [graphic].

3.
Eliza Haywood [graphic]

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1725]
Call Number:
Portraits H427 no. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Engraving of the portrait of the novelist Eliza Haywood after the painting by Parmentier; oval bust, facing right, in rectangular frame
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Haywood, Eliza, 1693?-1756,
Subject (Topic):
Authors, British, and Actresses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Eliza Haywood [graphic]

4.
Houseworth's Celebrities

Creator:
Thomas Houseworth & Co.
Published / Created:
ca. 1870-1880.
Call Number:
WA Photos 387
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Studio portraits of entertainers created by Thomas Houseworth & Co. that comprise a portion of the Houseworth's Celebrities, ca. 1870-1880. Images include female burlesque actresses and dancers Viola Clifton, Lizzie McCall, Lulu Mortimer, and Mabel S...
Description:
Letterpress captions on mounts.
Subject (Name):
Clifton, Viola., Houseworth, Thomas, 1829-1915., McCall, Lizzie., Melville, Emelie., Mortimer, Lulu., Orrin, Edward W., Santley, Mabel., and Thomas Houseworth & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Acrobats, Actresses, Burlesque (Theater), Dancers, Entertainers, and Singers
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Houseworth's Celebrities

5.
For the benefit of Mr. Walker Theatre Royal Covent Garden / [graphic]

Creator:
Sympson, Joseph, -1736, attributed name
Published / Created:
[179-?]
Call Number:
Quarto 53 Sp3 820a v.3
Collection Title:
Volume 3, before page 159. Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A stage scene with five performers in Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera'; a prison scene with three men standing and two women on their knees; a forgery purporting to be a benefit ticket for Thomas Walker for his performance as Macheath."--British Museum onl...
Description:
Title from text within ribbon at top of image; remainder of title from text below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732., Walker, Thomas, 1698-1744,, and Fenton, Lavinia, 1708-1760,
Subject (Topic):
Actors, Actresses, and Theatrical productions
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > For the benefit of Mr. Walker Theatre Royal Covent Garden / [graphic]

6.
Mrs. Robinson [graphic]

Creator:
Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 August 1781]
Call Number:
Portraits R65 no.1+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Mary 'Perdita' Robinson, half-length in an oval, directed to left but looking forward, with high dressed hair with a cap on top, and both hands in a muff."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Publishd. August 25th, 1781, by J.R. Smith, No. 83, opposite the Pantheon, Oxford Street
Subject (Name):
Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800,
Subject (Topic):
Actresses and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Robinson [graphic]

7.
Mrs. Cross [graphic]

Creator:
Smith, J. (John), 1652-1743, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1700?]
Call Number:
Portraits C951 no. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Letitia Cross standing three-quarter length to front beside flowers, her hands crossed, head turned slightly to right, eyes to front, wearing loose dress and pearls in her hair, with veil, curtain, arches and statues in garden seen behind...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden
Subject (Name):
Cross, Letitia, 1682?-1737,
Subject (Topic):
Actresses, British, and Singers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Cross [graphic]

8.
Roxalana [graphic]

Creator:
Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 February 1791]
Call Number:
Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Frances Abington after Reynolds (Mannings 32), in the character from Bickerstaffs's 'The Sultan'; half-length, standing, looking to right, appearing from behind a curtain which she pushes aside with her left hand; published state."--Briti...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Feby. 1, 1791, by J. Thane, Rupert Street, Hay Market
Subject (Geographic):
British.
Subject (Name):
Abington, Mrs. 1737-1815, (Frances Barton), and Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.
Subject (Topic):
Actresses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Roxalana [graphic]

9.
Scrub [graphic]

Creator:
Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
Published / Created:
[15 February 1786]
Call Number:
786.02.15.01 Impression 1
Collection Title:
Leaf 33. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Mrs. Abington stands facing three quarters to the right dressed as Scrub in Farquhar's 'Beaux' Stratagem', with her hair in tightly curled ringlets (resembling the wig worn by Weston in the part). Her hand is in the pocket of a long, old-fashioned co...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publd. 15th Febry. 1786 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton Street
Subject (Name):
Abington, Mrs., 1737-1815 (Frances Barton), and Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707.
Subject (Topic):
Actresses, British, and Pictures
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Scrub [graphic]

10.
Scrub [graphic]

Creator:
Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
Published / Created:
[15 February 1786]
Call Number:
Folio 75 Sa85 810
Collection Title:
Leaf 33. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Mrs. Abington stands facing three quarters to the right dressed as Scrub in Farquhar's 'Beaux' Stratagem', with her hair in tightly curled ringlets (resembling the wig worn by Weston in the part). Her hand is in the pocket of a long, old-fashioned co...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publd. 15th Febry. 1786 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton Street
Subject (Name):
Abington, Mrs., 1737-1815 (Frances Barton), and Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707.
Subject (Topic):
Actresses, British, and Pictures
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Scrub [graphic]

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