Portraits of Actors

Portrait of John Philip Kemble
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Nearly whole-length portrait, seated on chair. Facsimilie signature.
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
Image | 1825
Half-length portrait.
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
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Half-length portrait, profile. With text: "The Last Likeness ever taken".
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
Image | 1797
Half-length portrait.
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
Image | 1824
Half-length portrait.
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
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Half-length portrait.
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
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Three-quarter-length portrait.
Ticket to farewell dinner for John Philip Kemble
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Portrait of Kemble's head, irradiated. "Farewell Dinner to J.P. Kemble, Esq., on his retirement from the stage."
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
Image | 1783
Portrait, bust, profile.
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
Image | 1795
Half-length portrait, wearing neck cloth with dots.
Portrait of John Philip Kemble
Image | 1823
Half-length portrait, seated at table with book.
John Philip Kemble in character
Image | 1817
Portrait, bust, in armor, cloak with ermine trimming over right shoulder.
John Philip Kemble as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"
Image | 1792
Whole-length portrait, standing, in manacles. With text: "Has stript me of the train and pomp of greatness, yet still my soul is free". Act II, Scene 2.
John Philip Kemble as George Barnwell in "George Barnwell"
Image | 1799
Whole-length portrait, sitting in his cell, in fetters. With text: "What avails it to think on what I might have been! I now am". Act V, Scene 2.
John Philip Kemble as Beverley in "The Gamester"
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Whole-length portrait, standing, right hand over eyes.
John Philip Kemble as Beverley in "The Gamester"
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Whole-length portrait, standing with hand held to head.
John Philip Kemble as Beverley and Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Mrs. Beverley in a scene from "The Gamester"
Image | 1783
Scene from the play with two other characters. With text: Mrs. Beverley: "Look down with mercy on his sorrows!" Act V.
John Philip Kemble as Cato in "Cato"
Image | 1826
Whole-length portrait, wearing long robe and sandals.
John Philip Kemble as Cato in "Cato"
Image | 1799
Whole-length portrait, seated, hand on hilt of sword resting on table, open book in left hand. With text: "It must be so__Plato, thou reasons't well_else why this pleasing hope". Act V, Scene 1.
John Philip Kemble as Cato in "Cato"
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right hand on heart, book in left hand. With text: "It must be so plato, thou reasonest well".
John Philip Kemble as Cato in "Cato"
Image | 1888
Whole-length portrait, seated in large chair with scroll in in lap, left foot on stool, dagger and documents on table at left.
John Philip Kemble as Cato in "Cato"
Image | 1822
Half-length portrait.
John Philip Kemble as Cato in "Cato"
Image | 1823
Half-length portrait, holding dagger.
John Philip Kemble as Coriolanus in "Coriolanus"
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Whole-length portrait, wearing cloak.
Portraits of John Philip Kemble and Francois-Joseph Talma
Image | 1832
Portraits, heads only, in clouds.
John Philip Kemble as Hamlet in "Hamlet"
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Whole-length portrait, holding skull in left hand.
John Philip Kemble as Hamlet in "Hamlet"
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Whole-length portrait, holding skull.
John Philip Kemble as Hamlet in "Hamlet"
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Half-length portrait.
John Philip Kemble as Jaffier in "Venice Preserved"
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Whole-length portrait, holding dagger
Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle in "Rip Van Winkle"
Image | 1901
Half-length portrait. From oil painting by Brewer.
Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle in "Rip Van Winkle"
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Whole-length portrait, standing in a forest, carrying a keg.
Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle in "Rip Van Winkle"
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Whole-length portrait, representing the character after twenty years' sleep: long white beard and long hair, walking with stick in right hand.
Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle in "Rip Van Winkle"
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Nearly three-quarter-length portrait, representing the character after twenty years' sleep: seated, long white hair and beard.
Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle in "Rip Van Winkle"
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Whole-length portrait, with two children at his knee.
Portrait of actor Thomas Jefferson
Image | 1804
Half-length portrait.
Benjamin Johnson as Ananias and Benjamin Griffin as Tribulation in a scene from "The Alchemist"
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Scene from the play, both characters standing in room wearing breeches, lace collars, hats. From mezzotint by Van Bleek.
Portrait of Henry Erskine Johnston
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Portrait, bust, in sepia.
Henry Erskine Johnston as Young Norval in "Douglas"
Image | 1821
Half-length portrait, wearing armor and plaid, holding sword.
Henry Erskine Johnston as Sir Charles Easy in "The Careless Husband"
Image | 1817
Whole-length portrait, seated, right hand inside waistcoat.
Henry Erskine Johnston as Sir Robert Ramble in "Every One Has His Fault"
Image | 1822
Half-length portrait, statue in right background.

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