Descript |
159 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports., facsims. ; 30 cm. |
Note |
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 20 Oct. 2011-8 Jan. 2012. |
Contents |
Introduction : painting actresses' lives / Gill Perry -- The actresses : a selection of biographies. Nell Gwyn -- Hester Booth -- Lavinia Fenton -- Kitty Clive -- Peg Woffington -- Frances Abington -- Elizabeth Inchbald -- Giovanna Baccelli -- Elizabeth Ann Sheridan -- Sarah Siddons -- Mary Robinson -- Elizabeth Farren -- Dorothy Jordan -- Elizabeth Billington -- Nell Gwyn and Covent Garden goddesses / Joseph Roach -- Divas, dancing and the rage for music / Gill Perry -- Beauty, ageing and the body politic / Shearer West -- Star systems : then and now / Gill Perry. |
ISBN |
9781855144118 |
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