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John Bell Collection

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor, playwright, theatre ma

David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer. David Garrick, actor-manager. The actor in wig, cravat, jacket and coat, holding a book

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Lady Catherine Rebecca Manners, Irish poet and critic

Lady Catherine Rebecca Manners, Irish poet and critic
Lady Catherine Rebecca Manners (1766-1852), Irish poet and critic, daughter of Francis Gray, and wife of Sir William Manners Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower, Baronet of Hanby Hall

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Portrait of Matthew Prior, 1664-1721, English poet

Portrait of Matthew Prior, 1664-1721, English poet and diplomat. Copperplate engraving by Charles Grignion after a drawing by John Roberts of a bust by Antoine Coysevox in Westminster Abbey

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Aneurysmal tumor on the forehead of a young man, 1815

Aneurysmal tumor on the forehead of a young man, 1815. The tumor had been growing for seven years before it was cut out from Mr R---n, a 25-year-old man. Aneurism of the Forehead, Mr. R

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Fatal aneurysmal sac from the broken leg of a man, 1815

Fatal aneurysmal sac from the broken leg of a man, 1815. The sailor died of gangrene before the leg could be amputated. Drawing of Mr. Harkness's case of aneurism

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Claude Pouteau's doctrine of tying nerves to arteries in amputat

Claude Pouteau's doctrine of tying nerves to arteries in amputat
Example of Claude Pouteau's doctrine of tying nerves to arteries in amputations. Drawing of nerves imprudently tied in along with the Femoral Artery in Amputation

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: A ship's boy with a case of necrotizing fasciitis

A ship's boy with a case of necrotizing fasciitis
A boy with a huge sore wasting away the skin and muscle of the thigh

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Soldier with an abscess from a gunshot wound to the shoulder

Soldier with an abscess from a gunshot wound to the shoulder. Sergeant M'Gillivray of the 68th (Durham) Regiment was shot in the shoulder in the Siege of Nijmegen, 1794

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Abscess from a gunshot wound in the forearm, 1815

Abscess from a gunshot wound in the forearm, 1815
Abscess in a sailor's forearm from a musket-ball wound in a naval battle, 1815

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Aneurysmal tumor on the face of a young boy N, 1815

Aneurysmal tumor on the face of a young boy N, 1815. The tumor had been growing for five years before it was operated on unsuccessfully. The boy at age 10 with the engorged aneurysm still growing

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Mary Bulkley as Mrs Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor

Mary Bulkley as Mrs Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mrs Bulkley in the character of Mrs Ford in William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Matthew Clarke as King Henry VIII in Henry VIII, 1772

Matthew Clarke as King Henry VIII in Henry VIII, 1772
Mr Clarke in the character of Henry VIII in William Shakespeare's Henry VIII, Covent Garden Theatre, 2 November 1772

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: John Palmer as the Earl of Walwick in King Henry VI, Part 3

John Palmer as the Earl of Walwick in King Henry VI, Part 3
Mr John Palmer in the character of the Earl of Walwick in King Henry VI, Part 3. Palmer did not play the role. In plumed hat, cloak, doublet, breeches, holding a sword

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: James Aickin as King Henry in King Henry VI, Part 2

James Aickin as King Henry in King Henry VI, Part 2
Mr. James Aickin in the character of King Henry in William Shakespeare's King Henry VI, Part 2. In plumed hat, ermine-trimmed coat, pantaloons, hose, armed with a rapier

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: William Thomas Lewis as the Prince of Wales in Henry IV, Part 1

William Thomas Lewis as the Prince of Wales in Henry IV, Part 1
Mr. William Thomas Lewis in the character of Prince of Wales in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: David Garrick in the title role in Macbeth, 1744

David Garrick in the title role in Macbeth, 1744
Mr Garrick in the character of Macbeth in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, Drury Lane Theatre, 7 January 1744. In wig, long coat, waistcoat, breeches and buckle shoes, holding daggers

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Elizabeth Hopkins as Volumnia in Coriolanus

Elizabeth Hopkins as Volumnia in Coriolanus
Mrs Hopkins in the character of Volumnia in William Shakespeare's Coriolanus. In plumed headdress with long veil, pearled gown with long train

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Richard Yates as Malvolio in Twelfth Night, 1751

Richard Yates as Malvolio in Twelfth Night, 1751
Mr Yates in the character of Malvolio in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Drury Lane Theatre, 7 January 1751. In short coat, ruff collar, slashed doublet and hose

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Francis Aickin as Bolingbroke in Richard II

Francis Aickin as Bolingbroke in Richard II
Mr F. Aickin in the character of Bolingbroke in William Shakespeare's Richard II. Aickin did not play the role

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: William Smith as King Richard III in Richard III, 1761

William Smith as King Richard III in Richard III, 1761
Mr Smith as the title character in William Shakespeare's Richard III, Covent Garden Theatre, 30 March 1761. In ermine-lined doublet, ruff collar, breastplate, hose, holding a sword en garde

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Robert Baddeley as Trinculo in The Tempest, 1768

Robert Baddeley as Trinculo in The Tempest, 1768
Mr Baddeley in the character of Trinculo in William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Drury Lane Theatre, April 22 1768. Holding his coat tails, in doublet and hose, disheveled hair

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Joseph Vernon as Thurio in Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1762

Joseph Vernon as Thurio in Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1762
Mr. Vernon in the character of Thurio in William Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, a revival at Drury Lane Theatre, 1762. In cloak, waistcoat, Van Dyke collar, breeches, playing a lute

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Edward Shuter as Falstaff in King Henry IV, Part 2, 1761

Edward Shuter as Falstaff in King Henry IV, Part 2, 1761
Mr Shuter in the character of Falstaff in William Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2, Covent Garden Theatre, December 11, 1761

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Spranger Barry as Timon in Timon of Athens, 1771

Spranger Barry as Timon in Timon of Athens, 1771
Mr Barry in the character of Timon in William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens, Drury Lane Theatre, 4 December 1771. In fur-trimmed coat, doublet and breeches, holding a spade

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Samuel Reddish as Edgar in King Lear, 1767

Samuel Reddish as Edgar in King Lear, 1767
Mr. Reddish in the character of Edgar in William Shakespeare's King Lear, at Drury Lane Theatre, 21 October, 1767. In tricorne, ragged coat, breeches, waving a staff

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Thomas Weston as Costard in Love's Labour Lost

Thomas Weston as Costard in Love's Labour Lost
Mr Thomas Weston in the character of Costard in William Shakespeare's Love's Labour Lost. In doublet with puffed sleeves, breeches, short cloak, holding a plumed cap

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Mrs Isabella Mattocks as Princess Catherine in King Henry V

Mrs Isabella Mattocks as Princess Catherine in King Henry V
Mrs Isabella Mattocks in the character of Princess Catherine in William Shakespeare's King Henry V, Covent Garden Theatre, 16 October 1762. In plumed hat, panniered dress with long train

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Elizabeth Hartley as Hermione in A Winter's Tale, 1774

Elizabeth Hartley as Hermione in A Winter's Tale, 1774
Mrs Hartley in the character of Hermione in William Shakespeare's Winter's Tale, Covent Garden Theatre, 12 March 1774. In coronet, long veil, and full dress

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: Ann Barry as Constance in King John, 1774

Ann Barry as Constance in King John, 1774
Mrs Barry in the character of Constance in William Shakespeare's King John, Drury Lane Theatre, 2 February 1774. In panniered dress decorated with pearls, clutching her veil with her hand

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: William Brereton as Troilus in Troilus and Cressida

William Brereton as Troilus in Troilus and Cressida
Mr Brereton in the character of Troilus in William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. In Roman helmet with plumes, cloak, cuirass, boots, with sword

Background imageJohn Bell Collection: John Dunstall as the Syracusan Dromio in The Comedy of Errors, 1

John Dunstall as the Syracusan Dromio in The Comedy of Errors, 1
John Dunstall in the character of the Syracusan Dromio in William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, Covent Garden Theatre, 24 April, 1762. In hat, slashed doublet, breeches, holding a rope


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