"Illustration to Bell's British Theatre; portrait of the actor Thomas King, in character as Lissardo, in Centlivre's 'The Wonder'; whole length, standing, to the left, holding hat under left arm, reaching forwards with right pinching thumb and forefin...
Volume 1, opposite page 180. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole lengths, standing in a library, King on left, his hands clasped, before him a fallen screen, behind which, her back to a window, stands Mrs. Abington, elegantly dressed, holding fan before her face, Palmer points towards her with right hand whi...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, 12th May 1778, by John Harris, map & printseller, Sweetings Alley, Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., King, Thomas, 1730-1805,, Abington, Mrs. 1737-1815, (Frances Barton),, Palmer, John, 1742?-1798,, and Smith, William, 1730-1819,
"Whole-length figures, standing by a tree outdoors, King, on the right, turned to Mrs. Baddeley, with his hands outstretched at his sides and face expressive; she, holding a kerchief in her right hand, left hand raised in surprise, figure in the backg...
Description:
Title from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.891.
Publisher:
Publish'd November 1st, 1772 by R. Sayer, No. 53, Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
King, Thomas, 1730-1805, and Baddeley, Sophia, 1745?-1786,
