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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.

Illustration of Southerne's adaptation of Behn's Oroonoko: or the Royal Slave. Oroonoko stands with his right arm outstretched pointing down to draw Imoinda's attention to the dead Aboan on the ground. Imoinda bends slightly to look while touching…

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…

Savigny as Oroonoko in blackface, wearing elaborate cape, frock coat, and britches, holds knife close to Imoinda. Imoinda wears a veil, beauty mark, and a frock with petticoat. She holds out her hand to him and he is turned away from her. Setting is…