Portrait of American Stage Actor Joseph Jefferson Dressed as Old Rip Van Winkle Taken by Napoleon Sarony (1869)

Portrait of American stage actor Joseph Jefferson dressed as old Rip Van Winkle by Napoleon Sarony, 1869. From an edition of the book Rip Van Winkle A Legend of the Kaatskill Mountains by Washington Irving published in 1871.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Framed portrait of stage Actor Edwin Booth (1880′s/1890′s)

Framed portrait of stage actor Edwin Booth with a lock of his hair, c. 1880′s/1890′s.

Source: New York Public Library.

Portrait of Irish Actor Dion Boucicault Wearing a Costume (1860’s)

Portrait of Irish actor Dion Boucicault wearing a costume, c. 1860’s. By Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Daguerreotype Portrait of Stage Actor Edwin Booth (1840′s/1850′s)

Daguerreotype portrait of stage actor Edwin Booth, c. 1840′s/1850′s.

Source: New York Public Library.