James Aickin as King Henry in King Henry VI, Part 2

Mr. James Aickin in the character of King Henry in William Shakespeare's King Henry VI, Part 2. In plumed hat, ermine-trimmed coat, pantaloons, hose, armed with a rapier. James Aickin, c.1736-1803, Irish actor who performed in Edinburgh and at Drury Lane, London. Aickin did not play this role at Drury Lane, but did play Henry VI in Colley Cibber's Richard III. Copperplate engraving by William Walker after a portrait by Robert Dighton from John Bell's Edition of Shakespeare, London, Feb. 29th, 1776

1776 Drury Lane Edition Of Shakespeare John Bell Pantaloons Plumed Hat Rapier Thespian William Shakespeare

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