Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Frances Abington (née Barton) as Thalia NPG D7153

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Born near the Strand, Abington would acquire the nickname Nosegay Fan after the small flower bouquets she sold on the streets of London from a young age. A popular singer and street entertainer, she became a servant to a French milliner before being encouraged by Samuel Foote to join the Drury Lane company. Abington found the stage dominated by the actresses Kitty Clive and Hannah Pritchard and moved to Ireland to pursue acting, returning to Drury Lane on David Garrick's insistence... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.