The sultaness

Description

Title: The sultaness
Creator: Lens, Bernard, 1659-1725, printmaker
Contributor: Cooper, Edward, -1725, publisher.
Published / Created: [between 1680 and 1725]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: E. Cooper ex.
Description: Title engraved below image.
Attribution to Bernard Lens and date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1876,0708.2752.
Possibly issued around 1717, when the tragedy The Sultaness by Charles Johnson (1679-1748) premiered on the London stage. If that is the case, then the woman depicted could be the actress Mary Porter (-1765), who played the part of Roxana.
Sheet trimmed leaving thread margins.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 13.3 x 9.5 cm, on sheet 13.8 x 9.8 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin