Riot at the Astor-Place Opera-House, New York (see page 372) [graphic].
1849
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Title
Riot at the Astor-Place Opera-House, New York (see page 372) [graphic].
Edition
[Country ed.].
Created/published
[London?] : [s.n.], [1849]
Description
1 print : engraving ; 7 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.
Associated name
Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873, associated name.
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872, associated name.
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872, associated name.
Material base
paper
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Riot of Macready's appearance in New York in 1849, the culmination of his quarrel with Edwin Forrest. Cut out of a newspaper, probably the Illustrated London news (see stamp on verso).
Riot of Macready's appearance in New York in 1849, the culmination of his quarrel with Edwin Forrest. Cut out of a newspaper, probably the Illustrated London news (see stamp on verso).
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2007. Shakespeare in American Life (catalog entry 12)
Genre/form
Prints.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
ART File N567.7 no.2 (size XS)
Folger accession
cs1902