print; frontispiece

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Object Type: print; frontispiece
Museum number: K,57.34
Title: Object: Mrs. Abington in the character of Mrs. Pinchwife.
Description: 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
Producer name: Print made by: John Thornthwaite; After: James Roberts II; Published by: John Bell, the publisher
School/style
Production date: 1777
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; stipple
Dimensions: Height: 155 millimetres (cropped); Width: 97 millimetres (cropped)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For the drawing by Roberts, see K,57.33.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Portrait of: Frances Abington; Illustration to: William Wycherley
Associated titles: Associated Title: The Country Wife; Associated Title: Bell's British Theatre
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1818
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: K,57.34

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