Details
Creator Sartain, John, 1808-1897 engraver.
Contributor Taylor, C. F., of Bath, artist.
Stevens, David, printer printer.
Taylor, C.F., of Bath, artist.
Hobson, R.H., publisher.
Stevens, David, printer.
Title Miss Fanny Kemble in the character of Portia [graphic] : The original miniature in the possession of Mrs. C. Kemble / Painted by C.F. Taylor of Bath; engraved by J. Sartain; printed by D. Stevens.
Publisher Philadelphia: Published by R.H. Hobson 147 Chestnut Stt
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1835
Date [ca. 1835]
Physical Description 1 print: mezzotint; sheet 30 x 22 cm (11.75 x 8.5 in.)
Description Waist-length portrait showing the abolitionist, actress, dramatist, and author, seated and in the costume of the heiress character from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." Kemble is attired in a large feathered hat, long earrings, a pearl necklace, and an elaborate ruffled dress adorned with pearls and jewels. In 1829, Kemble made her debut performance as Portia, her favorite Shakespearean character that represented her ideal of perfect womanhood. Her memoir, "Residence of a Georgian Plantation (1863)," described the degradation and inhumanities of slavery witnessed by Kemble while living at the plantation of her Philadelphian husband, Pierce Butler, from 1838 until 1839.
Notes Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Access points revised 2021.
Description revised 2021.
Accessioned 1893.
Biographical / historical note Sartain, a premier 19th-century Philadelphia portrait engraver, was also a member of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society.
Subject Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893,
Women abolitionists -- United States.
Women authors -- United States.
Women dramatists, American.
Genre Portrait prints -- 1830-1840.
Mezzotints -- 1830-1840.
Illustrator Taylor, C.F., of Bath, artist.
Printer Hobson, R.H., publisher.
Stevens, David, printer.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| portrait prints - K [5658.F.36]
Accession number 5658.F.36