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Title: Robson & Crane as the knaves of Shakespeare
Creator: Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1879
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of an advertisement for Robson & Crane as the Knaves of Shakespeare; bust-length portraits of the two actors in profile, each wearing a feathered hat and appearing as if they are characters printed on playing cards.
Date supplied by cataloger based on copy held by Library of Congress. "Forbes Co. Boston"--text, bottom center margin. "The two Dromios"--text, bottom left of image. "'Comedy of errors.'"--text, bottom right of image. "Copyrighted 1879 by the Forbes Lith. Mfg. Co."--text, bottom left of image.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 58.42 x 76.68 cm (23 x 30 3/16 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_004764
503209
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/5477
Language: English
Subject: Actors--Pictorial works
Advertising--Theater
Comedians--Pictorial works
Hats--Pictorial works
Men--Pictorial works
Playing cards--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Entertainment
Large Size
Performing Arts: Music and Theater
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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