Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Anglo-Irish dramatist and Whig politician. Author of 'The Rivals' and of 'The Duenna' a comic opera-play produced at Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1775. Proprietor of Drury Lane after David Garrick. Friend of Charles James Fox. Engraving after the portrait by Joshua Reynolds.

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Anglo-Irish dramatist and Whig politician. Author of 'The Rivals' and of 'The Duenna' a comic opera-play produced at Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1775. Proprietor of Drury Lane after David Garrick. Friend of Charles James Fox. Engraving after the portrait by Joshua Reynolds.

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