Title	Henry Placide
Alternative Title	Placide, Henry
Identifier	pwc-drw_0330
Description	Pen and ink drawing (undated) of celebrated comic actor Henry Placide (1799-1870). Bob Acres ('The Rivals') was one of Placide's signature comic roles.
Dimensions	9.3 x 15.3 in
Artist	Costello, P. W., 1866-1935
Subject	Pen drawing, American -- 20th century Portrait drawing Placide, Henry P., 1799-1870 Actors
Local Tags	digitized original artwork undated
Category	Drawings Portraits
Collection	P. W. Costello and Family Art Collection
Source	Private collection of Thomas W. Costello
Access Rights	Public
Type	Still Image
Format	image/tiff
Language	eng
Rights URI	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Rights	Public Domain (United States)
Transcript	MR. HENRY PLACIDE BORN CHARLESTON, S.C. A.D. 1799 DIED NEW YORK CITY A.D.1870 "I have seen Liston and Farren, both distinguished for their talents, and both deservedly admired. Yet I have seen nothing to alter the opinion whych you know I have long entertained, that Henry Placide is the best actor on the stage in his own diversified range." -Edwin Forrest, Letter from London 1835

Henry Placide

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