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[Edwin Forrest as the title role in "Coriolanus".]

[Edwin Forrest as the title role in "Coriolanus".]

[Edwin Forrest as the title role in "Coriolanus".]

[Edwin Forrest as the title role in "Coriolanus".]

E. Forrest as Metamora.

E. Forrest as Metamora.

Edwin Forrest's House [I. W. Drummond House, 436 West 22nd Street.]

Edwin Forrest's House [I. W. Drummond House, 436 West 22nd Street.]

Edwin Forrest [I. W. Drummond House, 436 West 22nd Street.]

Edwin Forrest [I. W. Drummond House, 436 West 22nd Street.]

Rear of Edwin Forrest's House, 436 West 22nd Street. [I. W. Drummond House, 436 West 22nd Street.]

Rear of Edwin Forrest's House, 436 West 22nd Street. [I. W. Drummond House, 436 West 22nd Street.]

Portraits of Edwin Forrest and possibly his wife, Catherine Sinclair Forrest. [I. W. Drummond House, 436 West 22nd Street.]

Portraits of Edwin Forrest and possibly his wife, Catherine Sinclair Forrest. [I. W. Drummond House, 436 West 22nd Street.]

Edwin Forrest will appear in "Metamora", Thursday evening, October 22, 1863

Edwin Forrest will appear in "Metamora", Thursday evening, October 22, 1863

Friday evening, August 30, will be presented Shakespeare's tragedy of "King Lear"

Friday evening, August 30, will be presented Shakespeare's tragedy of "King Lear"

Mr. Forrest as "Hamlet", Wednesday evening, January 21, 1857

Mr. Forrest as "Hamlet", Wednesday evening, January 21, 1857

Last night of Mr. Forrest as Spartacus in "Gladiator", Saturday evening, September 27, 1851

Last night of Mr. Forrest as Spartacus in "Gladiator", Saturday evening, September 27, 1851

This Thursday evening, September 17, positively the last night this season, on which Edwin Forrest can appear in "Brutus; or, The Fall of Tarquin"

This Thursday evening, September 17, positively the last night this season, on which Edwin Forrest can appear in "Brutus; or, The Fall of Tarquin"

[Louis Calhern as King Lear of Britain in "King Lear".]

[Louis Calhern as King Lear of Britain in "King Lear".]

Friday evening, August 23, will be presented Bulwer's play of "The Lady of Lyons" with Mr. Forrest as Claude Melnotte

Friday evening, August 23, will be presented Bulwer's play of "The Lady of Lyons" with Mr. Forrest as Claude Melnotte

[Donald Wolfit as King Lear of Britain in "King Lear".]

[Donald Wolfit as King Lear of Britain in "King Lear".]

Friday evening, December 6, 1861, will be presented John Banim's celebrated play in five acts, of "Damon and Pythias"

Friday evening, December 6, 1861, will be presented John Banim's celebrated play in five acts, of "Damon and Pythias"

Mr. Forrest's last night. "Evadne; or, The Hall of Statues", Saturday, December 22

Mr. Forrest's last night. "Evadne; or, The Hall of Statues", Saturday, December 22

At the Forrest & McCready row, Astor Place.

At the Forrest & McCready row, Astor Place.

[Louis Calhern as King Lear of Britain in "King Lear".]

[Louis Calhern as King Lear of Britain in "King Lear".]

"King Lear"

"King Lear"

Edwin Forrest as King Lear

Creator unknown
Accession number 42.139.1 
Unique identifier MNY32107 
Description oval portrait 
Dated ca. 1865 
Physical dimensions H: 30 3/8 in, W: 25 1/4 in 
File dimensions 15.2 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
38.8 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi 

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