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Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"
Image | 1815 | Portraits of Actorsdagger in upraised right hand. With text: "Ye tedious villains, then the work is mine".
Junius Brutus Booth as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length. Wearing breeches, doublet, cape
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.
Edmund Kean as Hamlet in "Hamlet"
Image | Portraits of Actorssword in right hand pointed down.
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.
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 Actorsholding sword. With text: "Ha! soft! twas but a dream".
Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"
Image | 1814 | Portraits of Actorsholding sword. Colored print.
Charles Mathews as the old Scotch Woman
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length, seated at table, wearing women's attire.
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."
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.
Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"
Image | Portraits of Actorstents in background.
Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding sword. Colored print.

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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"

Edmund Kean as Hamlet in "Hamlet"

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

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

Charles Mayne Young as Frederick in "Lovers' Vows"

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

Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"

Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"

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"

Edmund Kean as Hamlet in "Hamlet"

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

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

Charles Mayne Young as Frederick in "Lovers' Vows"

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

Edmund Kean as Bajazet in "Tamerlane"

Edmund Kean as Richard III in "Richard III"