Regency Portraits Catalogue
Robert William Elliston (1774-1831), Actor
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- Biography and References
Actor and manager of Drury Lane Theatre which he made famous for elaborate scenery.
'There is a joyousness in his look, his voice and manner' (Hazlitt, London Magazine, January 1820).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
'There is a joyousness in his look, his voice and manner' (Hazlitt, London Magazine, January 1820).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.