Printed Ephemera — 1850-1872
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Handcoloured theatrical souvenir plate engraved with a portrait of the actor Mr G.French in the role of Harlequin. Such portraits would have been sold plain as theatrical souvenirs for colouring and tinselling at home.
theatrical portrait
208 Hoxton Old Town, London, Camden
paper, ink
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