Title

Scene from Racine's "Phedre", 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Scene from Racine's "Phedre", 1850. 'Oenone, Madame Croisnier; Phedre, Mdlle. Rachel; Hipplyte, M. Raphael The celebrated actress Mdlle. Rachel will commence a short engagement [at St James' Theatre, London]...Her opening part will be that of Phedre, in Racine's celebrated tragedy of that name'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM22A33_345

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46,4Mb (4,6Mb) / 16,5in x 10,9in / 4960 x 3267 (300dpi)

Keywords

scenic female women woman people male man men country play playhouse entertainment French France guy theatre British weapon weapons stage dramatic drama show war scenery location Victorian century sword Britain newspapers press blade swords concept actors TRAGEDY acting stage set B&W actor warfare engraved engraving tragic 19th century Thespian black & white black and white B W weaponry Ancient Roman Ancient Rome nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News Felix ILN Rachel newspaper Unknown John Jean Elisabeth Mademoiselle Rachel Rachel Felix Phèdre Jean Racine Racine John Racine Jean Baptiste Jean-Baptiste Racine Phedre 19th-century Elisabeth Félix Félix Elisabeth Felix Rachel Félix Mademoiselle Rachel