print;
frontispiece
- Museum number
- K,57.16
- Title
- Object: Mrs. Abington in the character of Mrs. Pinchwife.
- Description
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Frontispiece from Bell's British Theatre; portrait of the actress in the character of Margery Pinchwife, from William Wycherley's 'The Country Wife'; whole-length, standing, turned slightly to left and looking up and to right, her hands under her bib, in dress with high, puffed overskirt and apron, hair high and with ribbon tied around. 1777
Etching with some stipple
- Production date
- 1777
- Dimensions
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Height: 173 millimetres
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Width: 110 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For the drawing by Roberts, see K,57.33.
This sheet has pasted onto its left edge an impression of another print after Roberts, of Mrs Abington as Aurelia from Farquhar's 'The Twin Rivals' (K,57.15).
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: The Country Wife
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Associated Title: Bell's British Theatre
- Acquisition date
- 1818
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- K,57.16
