Edmund Kean (1787-1833), Actor
Sitter associated with 25 portraits
Actor. Kean was engaged by the Drury Lane Theatre for three years in 1814, making a triumphant first appearance as Shylock; he was unrivalled in tragic parts, most notably Richard III.
by George Cruikshank, after (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, circa 1814
NPG D21262
by and published by Samuel John Stump
stipple engraving, published 2 December 1819
NPG D19334
by William Thomas Fry, published by Sherwood & Co, probably after Thomas Charles Wageman
engraving, published 1826
NPG D38604
after a monument by John Edward Carew
pencil and wash, after 1833
NPG D3510
Theatre and Live Entertainment
Groups
Actors and actresses
Place
London
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