In Character: Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'

Portraits of actors and actresses portraying characters from Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'.

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Ellen Terry as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Window & Grove, 1884, published 1906, NPG Ax131308, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Ellen Terry as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Window & Grove, 1884, published 1906
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Dorothy Jordan as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Unknown artist, late 18th century, NPG D20567, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Dorothy Jordan as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Unknown artist, late 18th century
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Ellen Terry as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Window & Grove, 1884, NPG x16983, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Ellen Terry as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Window & Grove, 1884
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Ellen Terry as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Window & Grove, 1884, NPG x16984, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Ellen Terry as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Window & Grove, 1884
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Lillah McCarthy as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Malcolm Arbuthnot, November 1912, NPG x128113, © estate of Malcolm Arbuthnot
Lillah McCarthy as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Malcolm Arbuthnot, November 1912
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Lillah McCarthy in 'Twelfth Night', by Malcolm Arbuthnot, November 1912, NPG x128114, © estate of Malcolm Arbuthnot
Lillah McCarthy in 'Twelfth Night', by Malcolm Arbuthnot, November 1912
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Adelaide Neilson as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Napoleon Sarony, late 1870s, NPG x197374, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Adelaide Neilson as Viola in 'Twelfth Night', by Napoleon Sarony, late 1870s
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John Baldwin Buckstone as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in 'Twelfth Night', by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published 1864-1865, NPG Ax27683, © National Portrait Gallery, London
John Baldwin Buckstone as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in 'Twelfth Night', by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published 1864-1865
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William Farren as Sir Andrew Ague-Cheek in 'Twelfth Night', by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon, published 1 December 1838, NPG D22075, © National Portrait Gallery, London
William Farren as Sir Andrew Ague-Cheek in 'Twelfth Night', by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon, published 1 December 1838
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John Baldwin Buckstone as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in 'Twelfth Night', by Herbert Watkins, circa 1858, NPG x22082, © National Portrait Gallery, London
John Baldwin Buckstone as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in 'Twelfth Night', by Herbert Watkins, circa 1858
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George Bartley as Sir Toby Belch in 'Twelfth Night', by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon, published 1 December 1838, NPG D22074, © National Portrait Gallery, London
George Bartley as Sir Toby Belch in 'Twelfth Night', by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon, published 1 December 1838
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James Russell as the Clown in 'Twelfth Night', by Thomas Wright, after Thomas Charles Wageman, published by Simpkin and Marshall, Published 1821, NPG D38692, © National Portrait Gallery, London
James Russell as the Clown in 'Twelfth Night', by Thomas Wright, after Thomas Charles Wageman, published by Simpkin and Marshall, Published 1821
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Leonie Blanche (née Jerome), Lady Leslie as a Court Lady in 'Twelfth Night', by Langfier Ltd, published by Hudson & Kearns Ltd, 20 June 1911, published 1912, NPG Ax135781, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Leonie Blanche (née Jerome), Lady Leslie as a Court Lady in 'Twelfth Night', by Langfier Ltd, published by Hudson & Kearns Ltd, 20 June 1911, published 1912
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Lady Beatrice Adeline Lister-Kaye (née Pelham-Clinton) as Court Lady in 'Twelfth Night', by W. & D. Downey, published by Hudson & Kearns Ltd, 20 June 1911, published 1912, NPG Ax135797, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Lady Beatrice Adeline Lister-Kaye (née Pelham-Clinton) as Court Lady in 'Twelfth Night', by W. & D. Downey, published by Hudson & Kearns Ltd, 20 June 1911, published 1912