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Mary Ann Yates

(1728-1787), Actress

Sitter associated with 53 portraits

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Mary Ann Yates; Frances Abington (née Barton) in the characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses, after Unknown artist - NPG D8956

Mary Ann Yates; Frances Abington (née Barton) in the characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses

after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1760s
NPG D8956

Mary Ann Yates; Frances Abington (née Barton) in the characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses, after Unknown artist - NPG D8957

Mary Ann Yates; Frances Abington (née Barton) in the characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses

after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1760s
NPG D8957

Mary Ann Yates; Frances Abington (née Barton) in the characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses, after Unknown artist - NPG D8958

Mary Ann Yates; Frances Abington (née Barton) in the characters of the Tragic and Comic Muses

after Unknown artist
hand-coloured line engraving, circa 1760s
NPG D8958

Mary Ann Yates as Lady Townley in 'The Provok'd Husband', after James Roberts - NPG D4952

Mary Ann Yates as Lady Townley in 'The Provok'd Husband'

after James Roberts
hand-coloured line engraving, 1770s
NPG D4952

Mary Ann Yates as Lady Townley in 'The Provok'd Husband', after James Roberts - NPG D8932

Mary Ann Yates as Lady Townley in 'The Provok'd Husband'

after James Roberts
line engraving, 1770s
NPG D8932

Mary Ann Yates as Lady Townley in 'The Provok'd Husband', after James Roberts - NPG D8933

Mary Ann Yates as Lady Townley in 'The Provok'd Husband'

after James Roberts
line engraving, 1770s
NPG D8933

Mary Ann Yates, by Unknown artist - NPG D14251

Mary Ann Yates

by Unknown artist
etching, circa 1770-1790
NPG D14251

Mary Ann Yates in the character of Medea, by William Dickinson, after Robert Edge Pine - NPG D36243

Mary Ann Yates in the character of Medea

by William Dickinson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1 January 1771
NPG D36243

Mary Ann Yates in the character of Medea, by William Dickinson, after Robert Edge Pine - NPG D36244

Mary Ann Yates in the character of Medea

by William Dickinson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1771
NPG D36244

Mary Ann Yates in the character of Medea, by William Dickinson, after Robert Edge Pine - NPG D36245

Mary Ann Yates in the character of Medea

by William Dickinson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1 January 1771
NPG D36245

Mary Ann Yates in the character of Medea, by William Dickinson, after Robert Edge Pine - NPG D36246

Mary Ann Yates in the character of Medea

by William Dickinson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1 January 1771
NPG D36246

Mary Ann Yates in the character of Medea, by William Dickinson, after Robert Edge Pine - NPG D36247

Mary Ann Yates in the character of Medea

by William Dickinson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1 January 1771
NPG D36247

Mary Ann Yates, by Valentine Green, after George Romney - NPG D8819

Mary Ann Yates

by Valentine Green, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1772
NPG D8819

Mary Ann Yates, by Richard Houston, published by Robert Sayer, after Johan Joseph Zoffany - NPG D14249

Mary Ann Yates

by Richard Houston, published by Robert Sayer, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
mezzotint, published 10 June 1772
NPG D14249

Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore, by J. Meers, printed for and published by John Boydell, after Thomas Parkinson - NPG D36248

Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore

by J. Meers, printed for and published by John Boydell, after Thomas Parkinson
mezzotint, published 15 November 1776
NPG D36248

Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore, by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Daniel Dodd - NPG D8915

Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore

by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Daniel Dodd
line engraving, published 1776
NPG D8915

Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore, by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Daniel Dodd - NPG D4951

Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore

by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Daniel Dodd
line engraving, published 1776
NPG D4951

Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore, by J. Meers, printed for and published by John Boydell, after Thomas Parkinson - NPG D4956

Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore

by J. Meers, printed for and published by John Boydell, after Thomas Parkinson
mezzotint, published 15 November 1776
NPG D4956

Mary Yates; Master Pullen (as Isabella and child in David Garrick's 'Isabella'), by John Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts - NPG D8464

Mary Yates; Master Pullen (as Isabella and child in David Garrick's 'Isabella')

by John Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1776
NPG D8464

Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore, by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Daniel Dodd - NPG D8913

Mary Ann Yates as Jane Shore

by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Daniel Dodd
line engraving, published 1776
NPG D8913

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