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Portrait of Garrick and his wife standing beside the temple, built to celebrate the genius of William Shakespeare, located on the riverside at Hampton.

A colorful view of the stage, orchestra, and box seats at Covent Garden. Audience members interact with each other and the performers, a man and woman, standing on the stage. Caption reads "Covent Garden Theatre."

Content description:In this sketch, Tamora, queen of the Goths, and two of her sons kneel in supplication before Titus, who wears a Roman toga and brandishes a large spear. In stark contrast to the kneeling figures of Tamara and her sons, Aaron the…

Colley Cibber, costumed in his role as Lord Foppington in John Vanbrugh's comedyThe Relapse,poses taking snuff.

Engraving of Charlotte Charke in man's suit and wig with her left hand in her pocket, standing on in front of two paintings, under a bust. She is presumably on set for a play.

Engraving of Charlotte Charke (daughter of Colley Cibber) reading pages of a novel to two gentlemen by a fireplace. Behind them is an old woman pointing at Charke, who is surrounded by a bird, monkey, and cat. A dog lies at her feet.For further…

Portrait of Charlotte Charke, actress famous for her breeches roles onstage and cross-dressing offstage.

Formal portrait of Charles II seated on the throne in full regalia. For more information, see The Royal Collection

List of characters and players for the first run of The Country Wife in 1675 at Drury Lane Theater.

In this portrait, Ben Jonson wears a black shirt and white collar.