Harriett Litchfield (nee Hay) as Imoinda in "Oroonoko"

Harriett Litchfield (nee Hay) as Imoinda in "Oroonoko"

Southerne, Thomas. Oroonoko, a tragedy

Litchfield, Harriett, 1777-1854

Race in the theater

Full-length portrait of Litchfield in the role of Imoinda. Standing in front of a forest, she faces slightly left with arms outspread and the right palm forward. She wears a dark beaded necklace, a turban with a large feather, and a dark fringed sash against a white gown. The image is framed by an oval border consisting of a winged quiver of arrows, flowers, white cloth and a dove holding a banner.

Unknown Artist

C. Cooke

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

1807

Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. Oroonoko

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OROONOKO
Mrs LITCHFIELD as IMOINDA
There's something in that name, that voice, that face, Oh if I know myself I cannot be mistaken." Act II Scene 3.
Printed for C. Cooke April ? 1807

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