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John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells.
1750-1824
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Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
Metadata
- Call Number
- D Middle 76/GC168/Box 01/Normal/18th c./Artists A-Z GA 2006.01986
- Publisher
- n.d.
- People
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- Author
- Downman, John, 1750-1824
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Actresses—Great Britain—19th century—Portraits
- Portraits, British—18th century
- Actresses—Great Britain—18th century—Portraits
- Edwin, John, 1749-1790—Portraits
- Studies (visual works).
- Theater—Great Britain—History—18th century—Portraits
- Wells, Mary Davies, fl. 1781-1811—Portraits
- Actors—Great Britain—18th century—Portraits
- Portraits, Group—Great Britain—18th century
- Edwin, John, 1749-1790—Performances
- Wells, Mary Davies, fl. 1781-1811—Performances
- O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833. Agreeable surprise..
- British drama—18th century—In art
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells.
- Call Number
- D Middle 76/GC168/Box 01/Normal/18th c./Artists A-Z GA 2006.01986
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc6m312296q
- Publisher
- n.d.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1750-1824
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 21.6 x 15.5 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Crayons on paper
- Depiction: Portrait sketch of John Edwin (comedian) and Mrs. Mary Wells, (actress). Nicknamed "Cowslips" in the play of "An Agreeble Surprise.".
- Item description: This drawing is a study for the more finished version illustrated in John Downman, A.R.A. by G.C. Williamson.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Actresses—Great Britain—19th century—Portraits
- Portraits, British—18th century
- Actresses—Great Britain—18th century—Portraits
- Edwin, John, 1749-1790—Portraits
- Studies (visual works).
- Theater—Great Britain—History—18th century—Portraits
- Wells, Mary Davies, fl. 1781-1811—Portraits
- Actors—Great Britain—18th century—Portraits
- Portraits, Group—Great Britain—18th century
- Edwin, John, 1749-1790—Performances
- Wells, Mary Davies, fl. 1781-1811—Performances
- O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833. Agreeable surprise..
- British drama—18th century—In art
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 3
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/fcf4f978-a998-4772-8464-7d05e1565597/manifest