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Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"
Image | 1815 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, wearing turban and robe with ermine trim
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Image | Portraits of ActorsDrawing sword. With text: "I'll fall to Execution". Act V.
Edmund Kean as Omreah in "The Carib Chief"
Image | 1819 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, holding portion of broken necklace in each hand. With text: "Girl_who were thy parents?" Act V, Scene 3.
Caricature of William Charles Macready and others in stage scene titled "October - A Drive in Drury Lane"
Image | Portraits of ActorsMacready in a Scottish costume fighting trombone player. Riot on stage.
Charles Mayne Young as Frederick in "Lovers' Vows"
Image | 1822 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, holding sword over left shoulder. With text: "This will do for a breakfast."
Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing turban, robe with ermine trim
Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, wearing embroidered breeches, robe with ermine trim
Edmund Kean as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, pointing to paper held in right hand.
Edmund Kean as Hamlet in "Hamlet"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing breeches, cape, medallion
Caricature of Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"
Image | 1814 | Portraits of ActorsCaricature of Kean holding Drury Lane Theatre on his hump, standing on book of Shakespeare, right hand resting on sword labelled "Keen Supporter". With quotation: "Well, as you guess".
Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"
Image | 1814 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing, wearing embroidered breeches, robe with ermine trim
Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"
Image | 1814 | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length portrait, standing, wearing embroidered breeches, robe with ermine trim
Charles Mathews as the old Scotch Woman
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, seated at table, wearing women's attire.

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Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"

Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"

Edmund Kean as Omreah in "The Carib Chief"

Caricature of William Charles Macready and others in stage scene titled "October - A Drive in Drury Lane"

Charles Mayne Young as Frederick in "Lovers' Vows"

Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"

Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"

Edmund Kean as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"

Edmund Kean as Hamlet in "Hamlet"

Caricature of Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"

Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"

Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"

Charles Mathews as the old Scotch Woman

Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"

Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"

Edmund Kean as Omreah in "The Carib Chief"

Caricature of William Charles Macready and others in stage scene titled "October - A Drive in Drury Lane"

Charles Mayne Young as Frederick in "Lovers' Vows"

Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"

Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"

Edmund Kean as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"

Edmund Kean as Hamlet in "Hamlet"

Caricature of Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"

Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"

Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"

Charles Mathews as the old Scotch Woman