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- Title
Mrs Frances Abington: An Eighteenth-Century Actress and Her Use of Imagery for Self-Promotion.
- Authors
Jarvis, Joanna
- Abstract
The eighteenth-century actress Mrs Frances Abington left a legacy of images of herself, both as a woman of fashion and as a popular comedienne. At the height of her career in the mid-century, English society was experiencing accelerating changes in communication, both through printed media and imagery. Abington made full use of the popularity of the new public exhibitions and the growing market for printed images to actively promote herself to her supporters. This article places her in the context of mid-eighteenth-century London theatre and examines how she used imagery in the creation of a public persona.
- Subjects
ABINGTON, Mrs. (Frances Barton), 1737-1815; WOMEN comedians; CLOTHING &; dress; FASHION design; FASHION shows
- Publication
Costume: Journal of the Costume Society, 2023, Vol 57, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
0590-8876
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3366/cost.2023.0244