Stock Photo - Mrs. Abington as Thalia, August 20, 1783, Stipple engraving and etching, printed in brown ink; first state of seven, image: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (23.5 x 18.4 cm), Prints, After Richard Cosway (British, Oakford, Devon 1742–1821 London), Beauty and talent propelled Fanny Barton (later Mrs. Abington) to fame, from humble beginnings as a flower girl and milliner's assistant. Associated with the Drury Lane Theatre, she excelled in contemporary comic roles by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Colley Cibber and, in Shakespeare's plays, performed Ophelia, Desdemona, Beatrice and Portia