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Portrait of Charles Mathews

Charles Mathews in character, with a pipe organ

Charles Mathews as a woman playing a violin

Charles Mathews as thirteen characters in "The Mathew-Orama for 1825"

Charles Mathews as the French Valet

Charles Mathews as Index in "The World"

Edmund Kean as Richard III, Henry James Finn as Bob Logic in "Life in London," Charles Mathews as Monsieur Morbleu in "Monsieur Tonson" and other actors in character

Charles Mathews as Mons. Jeu-Singe in his entertainment "Air, Earth and Water"

Charles Mathews as Monsieur Morbleu in "Monsieur Tonson"

Charles Mathews as the Spanish Ambassador

Charles Mathews as Somno in "The Sleep Walker"

Charles Mathews in character

Charles Mathews as thirteen characters in "The Mathew-Orama for 1825"

Charles Mathews as sixteen characters in "The Mathew-Orama for 1827"

Portrait of Charles Mathews

Charles Mathews as Goldfinch in "The Road to Ruin"

Charles Mathews as Gregory in "The Mock Doctor"

Charles Mathews as the Old Scotch Lady in "At Home"

Charles Mathews in character playing a horn

Charles Mathews as eleven characters in his entertainment "Invitations"

Charles Mathews as four characters

Portrait of Charles Mathews

Charles Mathews as the Hon. Tom Shuffleton in "John Bull"

Charles Mathews as an idiot amusing himself with a fly

Charles Mathews as Jonathan W. Doubikin with John Sloman as Agamemnon in his entertainment "Mathew - Orama for 1824"

Charles Mathews as Sharp in "The Lying Valet"

Charles Mathews in character, playing the violin

Charles Mathews as six characters in "Trip to Paris"

Portrait of Charles Mathews

Charles Mathews as four different characters

Charles Mathews as Caleb Pipkin in "The May Queen"

Charles Mathews as Dick Cypher in "Hit or Miss"

Charles Mathews as Lenitive in "The Prize"

Charles Mathews as Mr. Wiggins in "Mr. Wiggins"

Portrait of Charles Mathews
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait. Facsimile signature. One page of six from "Nine Portraits Forming a Series of Characters, Illustrative of Mathews."
Charles Mathews in character, with a pipe organ
Image | Portraits of ActorsThree-quarter-length, wearing a two-cornered hat. One page of six from "Nine Portraits Forming a Series of Characters, Illustrative of Mathews."
Charles Mathews as a woman playing a violin
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length, wearing a woman's hat. One page of six from "Nine Portraits Forming a Series of Characters, Illustrative of Mathews." With text: "I vish I vos a little fly, On his own busum for to lie, That all the world may plainly see, I lov'd a lad wot lov'd not me."
Charles Mathews as thirteen characters in "The Mathew-Orama for 1825"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portraits, all standing, in various costumes.
Charles Mathews as the French Valet
Image | Portraits of ActorsSeated, talking to the figure of a little boy which he is holding on his knee.
Charles Mathews as Index in "The World"
Image | 1808 | Portraits of Actorsa sale of misery."
Edmund Kean as Richard III, Henry James Finn as Bob Logic in "Life in London," Charles Mathews as Monsieur Morbleu in "Monsieur Tonson" and other actors in character
Image | Portraits of ActorsDepicts many popular actors in character: Barnes as Crack, Brown as Jerry, Finn as Logic, Kilner as Captain Copp, Jefferson as Nipperkin, and Mathews as Mon. Morbleu.
Charles Mathews as Mons. Jeu-Singe in his entertainment "Air, Earth and Water"
Image | Portraits of ActorsScene with Mathews looking down at crate containing several small dogs. With text: "Ogh! Mr. Steward - Mr. Steward I am very ?, ogh!! I am very not well, - Steward, I must be brought to bed, ugh! where is my hat of de night - adieu, my pretty bow wow adieu!"
Charles Mathews as Monsieur Morbleu in "Monsieur Tonson"
Image | 1827 | Portraits of Actorsholding a candle.
Charles Mathews as the Spanish Ambassador
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing a large hat.
Charles Mathews as Somno in "The Sleep Walker"
Image | Portraits of Actorsholding candle and box. With text: "Lie there my sword."
Charles Mathews in character
Image | 1809 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing coat with large buttons.
Charles Mathews as thirteen characters in "The Mathew-Orama for 1825"
Image | 1825 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length.
Charles Mathews as sixteen characters in "The Mathew-Orama for 1827"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portraits, one seated, all others standing.
Portrait of Charles Mathews
Image | 1839 | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Portrait of Charles Mathews
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Portrait of Charles Mathews
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Charles Mathews as Goldfinch in "The Road to Ruin"
Image | 1819 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, wearing top hat and holding whip.
Charles Mathews as Gregory in "The Mock Doctor"
Image | 1806 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing in the woods holding a knife.
Charles Mathews as the Old Scotch Lady in "At Home"
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust, in women's attire. With text: "it's just a leetle Anecdote."
Charles Mathews in character playing a horn
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length, wearing a hat with flowers. One of six pages from "Nine Portraits Forming a Series of Characters, Illustrative of Mathews." With text: "A boy from the mountains as sweet as a dove, Sings a song about Cows milking and Love
Charles Mathews as eleven characters in his entertainment "Invitations"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portraits, two seated, rest standing, in various costumes.
Charles Mathews as four characters
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portraits. Colored print.
Portrait of Charles Mathews
Image | 1818 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Portrait of Charles Mathews
Image | 1825 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Portrait of Charles Mathews
Image | Portraits of ActorsPortrait, bust.
Charles Mathews as the Hon. Tom Shuffleton in "John Bull"
Image | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait. With text: "But the fact is, Baronet, we improve. We have voted many qualities to be virtues now, that they never thought of calling virtues now, that the thought of calling virtues formerly, the rising generation wants a new dictionary."
Charles Mathews as an idiot amusing himself with a fly
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait, holding a string attached to a fly.
Charles Mathews as an idiot amusing himself with a fly
Image | 1830 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding a string attached to a fly.
Charles Mathews as Jonathan W. Doubikin with John Sloman as Agamemnon in his entertainment "Mathew - Orama for 1824"
Image | Portraits of ActorsSloman with a large turtle on his head.
Charles Mathews as Sharp in "The Lying Valet"
Image | 1821 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Charles Mathews in character, playing the violin
Image | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length, wearing a high hat and playing the violin. One page of six from "Nine Portraits Forming a Series of Characters, Illustrative of Mathews." With text: "Down by a crystal river side, A beautious damsel I espied."
Charles Mathews as six characters in "Trip to Paris"
Image | 1819 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portraits of six characters. With title: "Mr. Mathews as the Diligenciae Personae in his Trip to Paris"
Portrait of Charles Mathews
Image | 1838 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.
Charles Mathews as four different characters
Image | 1838 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portraits. Caption: "Charles Mathews studying four of his most celebrated Characters: Fond Barney, Mr. Wiggin, a drunken ostler, and an idiot."
Charles Mathews as Caleb Pipkin in "The May Queen"
Image | 1839 | Portraits of Actorsmending a frying pan, with child holding a bellows.
Charles Mathews as Dick Cypher in "Hit or Miss"
Image | 1870 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, standing in a library holding a whip. With text: "That's prime!"
Charles Mathews as Dick Cypher in "Hit or Miss"
Image | 1839 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, wearing long coat and holding whip.
Charles Mathews as Lenitive in "The Prize"
Image | 1839 | Portraits of ActorsWhole-length portrait, holding stick.
Charles Mathews as Mr. Wiggins in "Mr. Wiggins"
Image | 1824 | Portraits of ActorsHalf-length portrait.

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