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Print made by John Keyse Sherwin, c.1751–1790, British, Mrs. Abington as 'Roxana', ca. 1791
- Title:
Mrs. Abington as 'Roxana'
- Date:
- ca. 1791
- Medium:
- Mezzotint with stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 1/8 × 11 1/2 inches (43.5 × 29.2 cm), Plate: 11 1/8 × 9 1/8 inches (28.3 × 23.2 cm), Image: 8 7/8 × 7 1/4 inches (22.5 × 18.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Mrs Abington."; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "224 | Engraved by Sherwin | [fuenque unique] in this state. 12. [c...?]"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.56
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- actress | performance | portrait | stage | theater (discipline) | woman
- Associated People:
- Abington, Frances (1737–1815), actress
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21944
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