In Character: Shakespeare's 'King John'

Portraits of actors and actresses portraying characters from Shakespeare's 'King John'.

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John Philip Kemble as King John, by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after John Boaden, published 1 October 1826, NPG D22315, © National Portrait Gallery, London
John Philip Kemble as King John, by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after John Boaden, published 1 October 1826
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William Charles Macready as King John, by Thomas Woolnoth, published by John Cumberland, after Thomas Charles Wageman, before 1857, NPG D38571, © National Portrait Gallery, London
William Charles Macready as King John, by Thomas Woolnoth, published by John Cumberland, after Thomas Charles Wageman, before 1857
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William Charles Macready as King John, by R. Page, published by George Virtue, after Thomas Charles Wageman, published circa 1822, NPG D38635, © National Portrait Gallery, London
William Charles Macready as King John, by R. Page, published by George Virtue, after Thomas Charles Wageman, published circa 1822
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Charles Kemble as Faulconbridge in 'King John', by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, published May 1840, NPG D22323, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Kemble as Faulconbridge in 'King John', by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, published May 1840