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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…

Oroonoko stands with a knife clenched in his right hand, leaning back and looking at his wife Imoinda over his left shoulder. His left arm and hers cross, as she leans toward him. Oroonoko's muscles on his arms and legs are tense. Both are wearing…

Image of kneeling half-clothed slave in chains set in relief against a white background. Over the top-half of the medallion there is the famous inscription: "Am I not a man and a brother?" For further information see The British Museum.

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.

Illustration of the many preparations for the pantomime at Drury Lane Theatre, including Property Room, Dressmaking, Boiling the Size, and Mr. Beverly's Painting Room.

Full-length portrait of actress (thought to be Sarah Siddons) in the role of Lady Macbeth. Looking upward, she clenches her outstretched right arm, while clenching a letter to her bosom with her left hand.

Full-length portrait of Sarah Siddons in her signature role, Lady Macbeth. Siddons wears a long sleeve white gown with matching headdress and shawl. To her left, stand the Doctor and the Nurse. On her right, beside a red curtain is a lit candle.

Detail of reconstruction of the Second Globe Theatre

Photograph of Ruth Gordon as Margery Pinchwife from The Country Wife at the Old Vic Theatre.

David Garrick with his right armed raised and left hand on his breast delivering his ode to Shakespeare. He is standing in the front right of the statue of Shakespeare by Roubiliac. For further information, please see the V&A.