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Prints: P1515
Title
Fanny Kemble as Belvidera
Subject
Artist
Cruikshank, Robert IsaacRogers, John
Date
1830
Dimensions
height: 22.5cm
width: 14.3cm
width: 14.3cm
Inscription/signature
Printed on front: "R. Cruikshank del. / J. Rogers, sc. / MISS F. KEMBLE. / AS BELVIDERA. / London Published Feby.1.1830.by Whittaker: Treacher & Co. Ave Maria Lane. / and at the Artist's Repository & Public Library: 37, Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place."
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt, March 2024.
Other number
E0159
Print depicting Fanny Kemble as Belvidera in Thomas Otway’s tragedy 'Venice Preserv'd', performed at the Covent Garden Theatre on 9 December 1829. Kemble is depicted full length and standing facing the viewer. She wears a long-sleeved white dress with sleeveless black overlay tied with tassels, and a large black hat with feathers.
