The Sun.
London, England, 1819-07-15 00:00:00

CItiEATRICAL PORTRAITS.

•
So much has been said of the Collection of
Theatrical Puttraits which belonged to the Pro-
prietor of Covent Oar.len Theatre, that out
Country Readers may he desirous or knowing of
what they consisted, and at what pr ices they were
sold, we therefore insert the following list, which, '
we presume, is correct

Guineas.
6

Ben Jonson (the poet), an original
-
Tenducci,• an original, came - to trigland Ifso

G:iinaborouch

Mrs. Pritchard, of Covent-garden Theatre, the
greatest ornament of the stage in her time Hainan
Fischer, the celebrated oboe player, original, most
intimate friend of Gainsborougii, who married his
`eldest daughter - Goinsborough
Mrs. Clendining, as Rosina, first appealane at Co-
vent-garden, Nov. 1792, as Clara
Gainshor,up,h Dupont
!Middleton, first appeaeance at Covent-garden, Sept.
1789, Romeo ditto

Holman, as Mad Tam, first appeariacc at COvelit-
gard,i), as Koine., Oct. {7B/ ditto

Airs. H. Johnston, as Rosalind, in which character
shr made her first appearance at the Haytnarket, Sept.
1793 ditto

Nliirury, as Baron Wildenheim, first appearance at
Covent-garden, Sept. 1796, as Shylock ditto
H. Johnston, as Douglas, in which character he
made his first appearance at Covent-garden, Oct. 1797
ditto
Lewis, as Mercutio, first appearance at Covent-gar-
den, as Beleour, Oct. ,773 ditto

Mrs. Dickiiiis (when Miss Poole), first appearance at
Covent-gardro, Oct. 1793 - ditto
Pope. as 114iiilet, first appearance at Covent-garden,
Jan. 17,45, as Oronooko - ditto
Mrs. H. Niddons, first appearance, May 1798, Perditta
ditto

Mrs Martyr, as Euphrosyne in Conine, first appear-
ance at Covent garden, February, 1779, as Rosetta
ditto
Mrs. Popes as Queen Katherine, first appearance at
Drury lane, Oct. 1768, as lalagen ditto
Mrs. Mattocks, as Mrs. Ford, first appearance at Co-
vent garden, as Juliet, April 1762 ditto
Quick, as Spada,, iii the Castle of Andalusia, first ap-
pearance anont 1767, 1-laynuarhet ditto
Mis. Mountain, as Peggy, in the Gentle Shepherd,
first appearance at Covent-garden, October, 1786
ditto
ditto

Signora Storace

Mrs. Camph,-11 (late Miss Wallis), as Ituogen, in
which character she wade her first appearance at Co-
vent-garden, October, 1794 ditto
Wilde'', as Polonius, first appearance at Covent-
garden, October, 1790, as Sir F. Gripe ditto
John Johnstone, as Sir CaHagan O'Brallaghan, first
appearance at Covent-garden, as Lionel, October, 1783,
original - - - - Shee
Betty, the Young Roscius, as Norval, original
Nottlicote

Barrington, as Teague, in the Committee, a famous
actor at Curt nt•garden Theatre in I 749, the uncle of
Mrs. Mattocks Sir Godfrey Kneller

Barry and Mrs. Elwy, as Hamlet and hi; Mother
(1757) - - Hayman
George Colman, the elder - Z•ffuny
Head of Mrs. Yates, an original, undoubted
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Macklin, an original - - 011ie
Cooke, first appearance, Covent-garden, October,
1800 - - - Shee

- Opie
Gainshorough
- Shee

Nits. Itichbalil, the celebrated authoress, mi.
ginal
Quin, original
Lew►s, orie, nal
Fawcett, in t'he Travellers in Switzerland

. ..

Mrs. ()Wield, original, by Richardson, a Painter ce-
lebrated by Pope in his Works, as the Reynolds of his
day, appearance 1698, died 1730
Leve-ridge, a famous bass singer at Covent-garden
Theatre, i the time of Mr. Rich, the writer and com-
poser of the song of " 0, the Roast Beef of Old Eng-
land." First appearance at Drury-lane 1699, quitted
the stage 1751, died 1758
Mrs. Yates, an original Coates
Lacy, a very famous actor, and great favourite of
Charles it by whose command he was drawn in three
differ.mt characters; presumed to be those in which he
was most celebrated : died 1681

-10 A

- 11

Ciboer, as Lord Foppington, an original -
Harry Woodward, as Petruchio, an original
Van de Gucht
Leigh, as the Spanish Fryar, an original, in 1619
Sir Godfrey Kneller
Portrait of Mrs. Wollington, painted expressly for
Garrick by , - Old Moreland

Futi-length Figures of Comedy and Tragedy, with
cultidous, Lowers, &C. to form a ceiling Capriani
The Screen-scene in the School for Scandal, with
originals of Mrs. Abington, King, Smith, awl John
Palmer Roberts

Garrick and Mrs. Pritchard, as Ranger and Cla-
rinda, in the Suspicions Husband, painted in the cos-
tume of the day, original Hayman
Two large and very fine Historical Paintings, the
subjects from Richard 111. the infant Edward V. and
his broth{ i the Duke of York, with au original Por-
trait Of .1 I'. Kemple ' - Nor' hi:We
Ga. rick an original - Zilfa try
A Scene in Hamlet, with Hamlet, the Queen, awl
th.• Ghost - - -Roberts
Mrs. Pritchard, a fine large portrait - -
Mrs. Dnvenpurt - - Burnell
The Supper Scene in the Children in the• Wood,
with Portraits of Bannister, Mrs. Bland, and Mrs.
Booth - - - be Wilde
Munden, as ' Verdun, the Old Butler, in Lovers'
Vows - - - be Wilde