Miss Farren and Mr. Kemble as "Emmeline" and "Arthur"

Maker Thomas Stothard (British, 1755 - 1834)

Additional Title(s)

Miss Farren and Mr. Kemble as Emmelina and Edgar

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca.1786

Mediumpen and watercolor

Dimensions5 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (13.3 × 8.6 cm.) mat: 19 × 12 1/2 in. (48.3 × 31.8 cm.)

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Sir Bruce Ingram Collection

Label TextWell-known book illustrator Thomas Stothard produced this series of portrait drawings of famous actors and actresses, shown in character from several popular productions, as illustrations for a publication on English theater. Contemporary audiences often associated the lifestyle of players, especially actresses, with worldly vice. Indeed, Elizabeth Farren was as well known for her very public affair with the Earl of Derby, who she later married, as she was for her acting skill. When extracted from their publication by diligent collectors, the prints after these drawings often reappeared in extra-illustrated books, indicating their popularity.

Status

Not on view

Object number63.52.248

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