The Indian queen [graphic] / W. Vincent fe.
1689
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Title
The Indian queen [graphic] / W. Vincent fe.
Created/published
[London] : J. Smith ex, [not before 1689]
Description
1 print : mezzotint ; image 181 x 140 mm
Associated name
Vincent, William, active 17th century, printmaker.
Smith, J. (John), 1652-1743, publisher.
Smith, J. (John), 1652-1743, publisher.
Material base
paper
Summary
Bracegirdle stands facing half right. She wears a feathered headdress with pearls set in the headband, a pearl necklace, bracelet and earrings, a dress with a long train and a fringed hem which she holds up with her right hand to reveal her sandals, and carries a fan of feathers in her left. Two small boys also wearing feathered headdresses stand to her right. One holds her train and the other a parasol which he positions over her head. There are mountains in the background.
Note
Depicts Anne Bracegirdle as Semernia, the Indian queen in "The Widow Ranter" by Aphra Behn, a part she first played in 1689.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992-1993. New World of Wonders (catalog entry 80)
Genre/form
Prints.
Portraits, Female.
Portraits, Female.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
ART 232- 569.1 (size XS)
Folger accession
232569.1