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| ID Number | B474r-05 |
| Title | Robert Bensley as Mahomet in "Mahomet" |
| Date | 1777 |
| Role | Mahomet
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| Play | Mahomet
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| Subject | Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817 Actors Costume Theater--History--18th century--Pictorial works
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| Type | Engravings
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| Dimensions | Border 3 1/2 x 5 inches |
| Technique | Engraving Etching
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| Creator | Edwards Collier
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| Publisher | T. Lowndes |
| Description | Whole-length. Wearing turban with plume, cape with ermine trim; 3 men in background. With text: "Ma: Thou Alcoran! hast won more Battles for me, than thrice my feeble Numbers had atchiev'd, without the succour of thy sacred impulse." Act II, Scene 2. |
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| Collection | Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920, University of Illinois Library |
| Physical Collection | University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection |
| Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |