Clothes used by performers on stage; particular style of clothing worn to portray the wearer as a character or type of character at a social event in a theatrical performance on the stage or in film or television

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James Graham lecturing from a podium, to a crowd of ladies and gentlemen. Etching by J. Kay, 1785, after himself.

Romeo giving money to an apothecary for a poison that will enable him to kill himself. Mezzotint, 17--.

The Indian Punjabi Mir Munshi Sultan Mohammad, head of the English department of the secretarait of Emir Abd or-Rahman. Translator and compiler of the autobiography of the Emire and Afghanistan ambassador to London.

William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.

Franco-Prussian War: women carrying wounded soldiers to hospital at Ivanitza. Coloured wood engraving by A.H.

A young man, in the presence of his father, is examined by an academic for admission to university. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.

The Prince Regent presenting to political ministers the expected baby of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, who urinates in their faces; representing the burden of taxation required by the Royal family. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1816.

Mettray penal colony, Mettray, France: the infirmary. Tinted lithograph by Sauvé & Faivre after A. Thierry.

Jardin Royal, Paris: showing figures strolling in the garden. Line engraving by J.B. Scotin the younger.

Panoramic view of Buxton with a key to the sights. Line engraving by Newman & Co.

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A young man, in the presence of his father, is examined by an academic for admission to university. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.

The Prince Regent presenting to political ministers the expected baby of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, who urinates in their faces; representing the burden of taxation required by the Royal family. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1816.

Mettray penal colony, Mettray, France: the infirmary. Tinted lithograph by Sauvé & Faivre after A. Thierry.

Jardin Royal, Paris: showing figures strolling in the garden. Line engraving by J.B. Scotin the younger.

Panoramic view of Buxton with a key to the sights. Line engraving by Newman & Co.