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Unknown Artist — Shakespearean Actor

Unknown Artist

Shakespearean Actor

1858

Capturing the theatrical world of the mid-19th century, this hand-tinted ambrotype preserves the dignified pose and costume details of a performer from Shakespeare's era of popularity in American theater.

Medium
ambrotype, tinted, sixth plate

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Unknown Artist, Shakespearean Actor, 1858

Capturing the theatrical world of the mid-19th century, this hand-tinted ambrotype preserves the dignified pose and costume details of a performer from Shakespeare's era of popularity in American theater.

Medium
ambrotype, tinted, sixth plate
Year
1858
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Character Study, Vintage, Theater, Ambrotype, American, Actor, Portrait, Sepia, Hand-Tinted

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago