In Character: Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors'

Portraits of actors and actresses portraying characters from Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors'.

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Charles Webb; Henry Berry Webb as the Dromio Twins in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864, NPG Ax25101, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Webb; Henry Berry Webb as the Dromio Twins in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864
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Charles Webb; Henry Berry Webb as the Dromio Twins in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864, NPG x27313, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Webb; Henry Berry Webb as the Dromio Twins in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864
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The Webb Brothers, John Nelson and George James Vining in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864, NPG x138801, © National Portrait Gallery, London
The Webb Brothers, John Nelson and George James Vining in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864
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George James Vining as Antipholus of Syracuse; John Nelson as Antipholus of Ephesus in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864, NPG x5104, © National Portrait Gallery, London
George James Vining as Antipholus of Syracuse; John Nelson as Antipholus of Ephesus in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864
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Caroline Carson as Adriana in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864, NPG x5685, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Caroline Carson as Adriana in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864
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Emma Barnett as Lesbia in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864, NPG x225, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Emma Barnett as Lesbia in 'The Comedy of Errors', by Southwell Brothers, 1864