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Butler Collection
  • Subject: Actors
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    • E. L. Davenport as Benedict

    • E. L. Davenport as Benedict
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    • 16x13 cm engraving. Proof before lettering and border. Also a second proof before lettering. Edward Loomis Davenport,1816-1877, was an American actor. His debut was in a supporting role to Junius Brutus Booth. He worked with many well-known actors...
    • E. L. Davenport as Brutus

    • E. L. Davenport as Brutus
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    • 16½x11 cm engraving. Artist: Hall, Charles Bryan, 1840-1896. Edward Loomis Davenport,1816-1877, was an American actor. His debut was in a supporting role to Junius Brutus Booth. He worked with many well-known actors of his time. He married Fanny...
    • E. L. Davenport. ca.1876

    • E. L. Davenport. ca.1876

    • ca.1876

    • 15x10 cm photgraph. Autograph of E. L. Davenport. Verso contains note: Miss Tillie Thorney with sincere regards of the sitter. Edward Loomis Davenport,1816-1877, was an American actor. His debut was in a supporting role to Junius Brutus Booth. He...
    • Edwin Booth

    • Edwin Booth
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    • 27½x20 cm mezzotint proof. After a painting by J. P. Sabin. Edwin Thomas Booth, 1833-1893. Son of famous actor Junius Brutus Booth and brother of John Wilkes Booth. One of the most famous American stage actors of all time and renowned for his...
    • Edwin Forrest as Hamlet

    • Edwin Forrest as Hamlet
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    • 23½x16 cm engraving. Also two trial proofs. Edwin Forrest, 1806-1872. One of the most famous American actors of his time. His competition with a fellow actor, William Charles Macready, led to a riot at the Astor Place Opera House in 1849.
    • Edwin Forrest as King Lear

    • Edwin Forrest as King Lear
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    • 16x13 cm engraving. Edwin Forrest as the lead role in Shakespeare's "King Lear." Edwin Forrest, 1806-1872. One of the most famous American actors of his time. His competition with a fellow actor, William Charles Macready, led to a riot at the...
    • James E. Murdoch. New York

    • James E. Murdoch. New York
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    • 29x23 cm lithograph. From a daguerreotype by McClees & Germon. James Edward Murdoch, 1811-1893, was an American actor and comedian who was very respected in his time. He performed with well-known names such as Fanny Kemble and Joseph Jefferson. He...
    • Edwin Booth. 1870

    • Edwin Booth. 1870

    • 1870

    • 25x20½ cm engraving. Note: "The rare B. L. plate; only a few known. Plate destroyed by fire-Anderson." Three copies, one autographed. Edwin Thomas Booth, 1833-1893. Son of famous actor Junius Brutus Booth and brother of John Wilkes Booth. One...
    • Edwin Booth as Iago

    • Edwin Booth as Iago
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    • 15½x12½ cm engraving. Proof before lettering. Edwin Booth as Iago in Shakespeare's play "Othello." Edwin Thomas Booth, 1833-1893. Son of famous actor Junius Brutus Booth and brother of John Wilkes Booth. One of the most famous American stage...
    • Edwin Forrest

    • Edwin Forrest
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    • 15x12½ cm engraving. A private plate with 100 impressions made from it. Edwin Forrest, 1806-1872. One of the most famous American actors of his time. His competition with a fellow actor, William Charles Macready, led to a riot at the Astor...
    • Edwin Forrest

    • Edwin Forrest
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    • 12½x9 cm oil painting. An oval portrait of Edwin Forrest. Edwin Forrest, 1806-1872. One of the most famous American actors of his time. His competition with a fellow actor, William Charles Macready, led to a riot at the Astor Place Opera House in...
    • Edwin Booth, ca 1872

    • Edwin Booth, ca 1872

    • ca 1872

    • 24x18½ cm lithograph. Artist: Egbert, Henry, 1826-1900, American. Edwin Thomas Booth, 1833-1893. Son of famous actor Junius Brutus Booth and brother of John Wilkes Booth. One of the most famous American stage actors of all time and renowned for...

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