Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Print made by John Keyse Sherwin, c.1751–1790, British
after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Title:: Mrs. Abington as 'Roxana'
Date:: ca. 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint with stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/8 × 11 1/2 inches (43.5 × 29.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Mrs Abington."; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "224 | Engraved by Sherwin | [fuenque unique] in this state. 12. [c...?]"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1970.3.56
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: actress | portrait | performance | woman | theater (discipline) | stage
Currently On View:: Not on view
Exhibition History:: Rembrandt in Eighteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, 1983-10-19 - 1983-12-30)
Publications:: Robin Simon, Shakespeare, Hogarth, and Garrick : plays, paintings and performances, Paul Holberton Publishing, London, 2023, p. 166, fig. 172, N8252 .S56 2023 (YCBA) Oversize
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21944