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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Frank Hardenbergh, 1829 - 1889
Caroline Mary Richings, 1827 - 14 Jan 1884
Peter Richings, 19 May 1797 - 18 Jan 1871
Livingston Robert Shewell, 1833 - 1904
Joseph Proctor, 7 May 1816 - 2 Oct 1897
John Edmond Owens, 1823 - 1886
Lawrence Barrett, 4 Apr 1838 - 20 Mar 1891
Lucille Western, 8 Jan 1843 - 1877
Mary Ann Farlin, 18 Sep 1818 - 4 Sep 1887
John Gibbs Gilbert, 27 Feb 1810 - 17 Jun 1889
Charles James Mathews, 1803 - 1878
Lester Wallack, 1 Jan 1820 - 6 Sep 1888
John Dyott, 1812 - 22 Nov 1876
Josephine Orton, 1843 - 1926
Edwin Thomas Booth, 13 Nov 1833 - 7 Jun 1893
William Rufus Blake, 1805 - 1863
Harry Pearson, 16 May 1824 - 1884
William Henry Chippendale, 1801 - 1888
Helen Western, 1843 - 1868
Dan Marble, 1807 - 1849
William Evans Burton, 25 Sep 1804 - 10 Feb 1860
Thomas Sowerby Hamblin, 14 May 1800 - 8 Jan 1853
Frank Nelson Drew, 29 Oct 1831 - 1903
Thomas Dartmouth Rice, 20 May 1808 - 19 Sep 1860
Maria Ribbon, c.1845 - 1871
Maggie Mitchell, 14 Jun 1837 - 22 Mar 1918
Junius Brutus Booth, 22 Dec 1821 - 16 Sep 1883
James Henry Hackett, 15 Mar 1800 - 28 Dec 1871
John Randolph Scott, 19 Oct 1805 - 4 Apr 1856
Edward Loomis Davenport, 19 Nov 1814 - 1 Sep 1877
Charles W. Couldock, 1815 - 1898
Fanny Elizabeth Vining Davenport, 1829 - 20 Jul 1891
George Holland, 6 Dec 1791 - 20 Dec 1870
C. Barton Hill, 1828 - 1911
William Wheatley, 1816 - 1876
John Drew, Sr., 1827 - 1862
Anna Maria Mestayer, ? - 1881
Elizabeth Crocker, 12 Mar 1830 - 1857
Kate Josephine Bateman, 7 Oct 1842 - 8 Apr 1917
Wyzeman Marshall, 1815 - 1896
Charles Fisher, 1795 - 1869
Ada Isaac Menkin
John Brougham, 9 May 1810 - 7 Jun 1880
Edward Askew Sothern, 1 Apr 1826 - 20 Jan 1881
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 8 May 1829 - 18 Dec 1869
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore, 25 Dec 1829 - 24 Sep 1892
William E. Morris, 11 May 1832 - 1878
Evan Horn, 1823 - 1877
Daniel Bryant, 9 May 1833 - 10 Apr 1875
Antonio Pastor, 28 May 1837 - 26 Aug 1908
Joseph Pentland, 1841 - 1868
William Gomersal, c.1832 - 1902
Francis S. Chanfrau, 22 Feb 1824 - 2 Oct 1884
Annie M. Clarke, 1845 - 1902
Edwin Adams, 3 Feb 1834 - 28 Oct 1877
Kate Denin, 1837 - 1907
George Jordan
Henry Placide, 8 Sep 1799 - 23 Jan 1870
Thomas Placide, 1808 - 1877
F. Williams, active c. 1866
Frederick B. Conway, 10 Feb 1819 - 28 Apr 1874
Edwin Eddy, 1822 - 16 Dec 1875
William Pleater Davidge, 17 Apr 1814 - 7 Aug 1888
P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891
Signor Pasqualino Brignoli, 1824 - 1884
John Sleeper Clarke, 1833 - 1899
Frank Mayo, 18 Apr 1839 - 18 Jun 1896
Robert F. McClannin, 1832 - ?
John Wilson, active c. 1866
James William Wallack Jr., 24 Feb 1818 - 24 May 1873
Andrew Jackson Neafie, 1815 - 1892
James H. Ring
William Henry Sedley, 4 Dec 1806 - 17 Jan 1872
Daniel E. Bandman, 1840 - 1905
William Jermyn Florence, 26 Jul 1831 - 19 Nov 1891
James Booth Roberts, c. 1815 - 1901
Soloman Franklin Smith, 1801 - 1869
R. Meldrum
Charles Kean, 18 Jan 1811 - 22 Jan 1868
George Washington Lafayette Fox, 3 Jul 1825 - 24 Oct 1877
Charles Peters, 15 Apr 1825 - 1870
James Alfred Smith, active 1860 - 1870
William H. Bartholomew, 1830 - 1917
Charlotte Saunders Cushman, 23 Jul 1816 - 17 Feb 1876
Ellen Kean, 1805 - 1880
Bernard Flaherty, 1823 - 1876
William Warren, Jr., 17 Nov 1812 - 12 Sep 1888
Kate Reignolds, 1839 - 1911
Daniel Setchel, 1831 - 1866
Edwin Forrest, 9 Mar 1806 - 12 Dec 1872
John Sefton, 9 Mar 1806 - 1872
McKean Buchanan, 28 Feb 1823 - 16 Apr 1872
Josephine Hoey, c. 1822 - 1896
Madelaine Henriques, 1841 - 1929
Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa
Adelaide Ristori, 1822 - 1906
Malhalie Dumas, active c.1865
Avonia Jones, 12 Jul 1839 - 5 Oct 1867
Julia Bennett Barrow, 6 Feb 1824 - 1903
Fanny Brown, 15 Mar 1837 - after 1870
Date
1866
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 37.7 x 53.2cm (14 13/16 x 20 15/16")
Topic
Music\Musical instrument\Piano
Weapon\Gun\Rifle
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Weapon\Sword
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Art implements\Palette
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet
Interior\Performing Arts\Theatrical
Music\Musical instrument\Violin
Equipment\Camera
Equipment\Umbrella
Music\Musical instrument\Banjo
Weapon\Club
Artwork\Painting\Mural
Daniel Bryant: Male
Daniel Bryant: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer\Minstrel
James Henry Hackett: Male
James Henry Hackett: Literature\Writer
James Henry Hackett: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
James Henry Hackett: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Edwin Forrest: Male
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Theater manager
William Evans Burton: Male
William Evans Burton: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
William Evans Burton: Literature\Writer\Playwright
William Evans Burton: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Thomas Sowerby Hamblin: Male
Thomas Sowerby Hamblin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Thomas Sowerby Hamblin: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Male
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Male
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Literature\Writer\Librettist
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Literature\Writer\Playwright
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer\Minstrel
George Washington Lafayette Fox: Male
George Washington Lafayette Fox: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
Edward Loomis Davenport: Male
Edward Loomis Davenport: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Edward Loomis Davenport: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Edward Askew Sothern: Male
Edward Askew Sothern: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
John Drew, Sr.: Male
John Drew, Sr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
P. T. Barnum: Male
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Circus owner
P. T. Barnum: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Cultural organization administrator\Museum
William Warren, Jr.: Male
William Warren, Jr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
John Edmond Owens: Male
John Edmond Owens: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
John Edmond Owens: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Maggie Mitchell: Female
Maggie Mitchell: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
Adelaide Ristori: Female
Adelaide Ristori: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
Adelaide Ristori: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Marchioness
Edwin Thomas Booth: Male
Edwin Thomas Booth: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
Edwin Thomas Booth: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Edwin Thomas Booth: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater producer
John Brougham: Male
John Brougham: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
John Brougham: Literature\Writer\Playwright
William Jermyn Florence: Male
William Jermyn Florence: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
William Jermyn Florence: Literature\Writer\Playwright
Frank Mayo: Male
Frank Mayo: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
Henry Placide: Male
Henry Placide: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor