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Mr Smith playing the character of Oroonoko in blackface with his left arm bent and his right outstretched facing right. His costume consists of a long robe, a tunic and tied sash, and a turban with two feathers.

Barry stands in blackface and wearing a yellow turban with red feathers. He is attired in an embroidered yellow tunic, green robe trimmed with fur and lined in pink, red tights, brown boots.

Kneeling half-clothed African man in chains with clasped hands. He kneels in the red dirt surrounded by water and trees. Above, light breaks from the clouds and shines down on him. Below is a blue and gold banner, reading "Am I not a man and a…

Portrait of Ira Aldridge in the role of Othello. Standing in front of a curtain, he holds a cutlass in his right hand and points with his left hand. Behind his right side, sits a male figure.

Garrick with his right arm outstretched, reciting the ode in honor of Shakespeare. He is surrounded by musicians and singers, standing in front of the statue of Shakespeare by Roubiliac,

Half-length portrait of actress Anne Oldfield wearing laurel crown and cowhorn curls. Pearls accent her multicolored gown. For more information, see NPG.

The sitter, believed to be Christopher Marlowe, wears a black long-sleeved shirt, featuring an orange stitched pattern and buttons down the center and both sleeves. The Latin inscription in the upper-left corner reads ANNO DNI AETATIS SVAE 21 1585…

In this full-length, official portrait from Dulwich College, Alleyn wears a black hat and black gown, with a white ruffled collar. He holds his right hand up to his chest, displaying his signet ring on his right pinkie finger. In his left hand, he…

Portrait of David Garrick in the tragic characters of King Lear, Hamlet, Richard III, and Macbeth.

Photograph of a king with a gold crown over a helmet wearing blue and red garb holding a sword looks to stage right. He stands on straw and in front of a large, red marble pillar. The audience looks on from balcony and orchestra.