Mr. Lewis in the character of Hippolitus
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Mr. Lewis in the character of Hippolitus is a 1 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a man who looks like an actor. He wears a loose white robe. One hand rests on his chest. His face is calm but serious. This is a print from 1777, not a painting. It shows William Lewis playing Hippolitus in a play from 1706. You can still visit the theater where he performed. He wore this costume on stage. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints like this.
The print depicts William Thomas Lewis in full-length as Hippolitus from *Phaedra and Hippolitus* by Edmund Smith, published in London on 1 September 1777. He is shown in profile wearing a feather-trimmed turban, with his left hand raised to his face and his right hand extended outward. The work was produced by Joseph Wenman and is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
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