In Character: Shakespeare's 'Henry V'

Portraits of actors and actresses portraying characters from Shakespeare's 'Henry V'.

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Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) as Henry V in 'Henry V', by Langfier Ltd, 1905, NPG x27236, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) as Henry V in 'Henry V', by Langfier Ltd, 1905
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Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) as Henry V in 'Henry V', by Langfier Ltd, 1905, NPG x27237, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) as Henry V in 'Henry V', by Langfier Ltd, 1905
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Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) as Henry V in 'Henry V', by Langfier Ltd, 1905, NPG x27238, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) as Henry V in 'Henry V', by Langfier Ltd, 1905
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Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) as Henry V in 'Henry V', by Lizzie Caswall Smith, published by Virtue & Co, 1900?, NPG x45358, © reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) as Henry V in 'Henry V', by Lizzie Caswall Smith, published by Virtue & Co, 1900?
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Madame Céleste (Céline Céleste) as Princess Katharine in 'Henry V', by T. Hollis, published by John Tallis & Company, after a daguerreotype by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, mid 19th century, NPG D2036, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Madame Céleste (Céline Céleste) as Princess Katharine in 'Henry V', by T. Hollis, published by John Tallis & Company, after a daguerreotype by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, mid 19th century
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William Blanchard as Fluellen in 'Henry V', by Thomas Woolnoth, published by Simpkin and Marshall, after Thomas Charles Wageman, published 1823, NPG D38651, © National Portrait Gallery, London
William Blanchard as Fluellen in 'Henry V', by Thomas Woolnoth, published by Simpkin and Marshall, after Thomas Charles Wageman, published 1823
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William Mollison as Pistol in 'Henry V', by Langfier Ltd, circa 1905, NPG x21366, © National Portrait Gallery, London
William Mollison as Pistol in 'Henry V', by Langfier Ltd, circa 1905