John Philip Kemble (1757-1823), Actor
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Actor, theatre manager and playwright, John Philip Kemble was the oldest son of Roger Kemble, who managed a touring theatre company. He followed his sister Sarah Siddons to Drury Lane, where he first appeared as Hamlet in 1783. He played a wide range of characters and excelled in Shakespearian tragedy, often appearing opposite Siddons. Between 1788 and 1796 he was also actor-manager at Drury Lane under Richard Brinsley Sheridan until he and Siddons defected to Covent Garden Theatre where he became manager and part-owner. He wrote a number of plays and had a deep knowledge of drama and stagecraft. He retired in 1817 after playing the title role in Coriolanus.
by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1825
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by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1825
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by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1825
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by William Say, published by William Sams, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1 February 1826
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by William Say, published by William Sams, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1 February 1826
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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
lithograph, published 1 October 1826
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John Philip Kemble as Coriolanus
by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after John Boaden
lithograph, published 1 October 1826
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after John Boaden
lithograph, published 1 October 1826
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John Philip Kemble as The Stranger
by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after John Boaden
lithograph, published 1 October 1826
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after John Boaden
lithograph, published 1 October 1826
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after John Boaden
lithograph, published 1 October 1826
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John Philip Kemble as Penruddock
by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after John Boaden
lithograph, published 1 October 1826
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after John Boaden
lithograph, published 1 October 1826
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John Philip Kemble as Rolla in 'Pizarro'
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1834
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by James Egan, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1838 (1801)
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John Philip Kemble as Coriolanus
by William Oakley Burgess, published by Marseille Middleton Holloway, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 11 March 1839
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by Charles William Sherborn, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
etching, 1886
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by William Ridley, published by Thomas Bellamy, after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1797
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by J.M.P., after Sir Thomas Lawrence
watercolour, (circa 1800)
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'Blowing up the Pic Nic's; - or - Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppets'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 2 April 1802
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Cecilia Combe (née Siddons) (niece)
Adelaide Kemble (Mrs Sartoris) (niece)
Charles Kemble (brother)
Frances ('Fanny') Kemble (sister)
Frances Anne ('Fanny') Kemble (niece)
Henry Vincent James Kemble (nephew)
Priscilla Kemble (née Hopkins) (wife)
Roger Kemble (father)
Stephen Kemble (brother)
Henry Siddons (nephew)
Sarah Martha ('Sally') Siddons (niece)
Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) (sister)
Elizabeth Whitlock (née Kemble) (sister)
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