Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of the actress Mrs. Abington (nee Frances Barton, 1737-1815) numbered 2, and Lord Shelburne, later Marquis of Lansdowne numbered 3.
Alternative Title:
Malagrida
Description:
Titles from text below images., Place of publication from: Plomer, H.R. Dictionaries of the printers and booksellers., From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and country magazine, 1777, page 9., and Subjects identified in the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805. and Abington, Mrs. 1737-1815. (Frances Barton),
The actress Mrs. Abingdon dressed as Thalia, Muse of Comedy, stands holding a mask in an outdoor scene. Piles of books by notable playwrights lie near her feet and a group of onlookers in the background observe a satyr standing on a wall
Alternative Title:
Frontispiece to The new English theatre
Description:
Title from item., Publisher and date of print from copy of book in Beinecke Library., Imperfect Impression; lower edge trimmed with loss of publication information., At head of title: Frontispiece to The new English Theatre., and Frontispiece from: The new English theatre, v. 1. London: J. Rivington & sons ..., 1776.
Publisher:
Published June 3d. 1776 by T. Lowndes & other proprietors
