Charles James Mathews
(1803-1878), Actor and dramatist; son of Charles MathewsEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 27 portraits
A popular comic actor, like his father Charles Mathews; managed his own theatres, where he put on extravaganzas, comedies and farces, many written by himself. Known for his celebrated partnership with his first wife Madame Vestris (1797-1856) that began with stage appearances together in One Hour. During 1839-40, successes at Covent Garden included in The Beggar's Opera, The Merry Wives of Windsor and the role of Dazzel in Boucciault's London Assurance. In 1857, Mathews met his second wife, the actress Lizzie Weston, and reprised the role of Dazzel alongside Davenport as Lady Gay Spanker at the Haymarket Theatre in October 1858.
by John Frederick Lewis
pencil and chalk, 1827
NPG 1636
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, late 1850s
NPG P301(24)
Charles James Mathews as Dazzel in 'London Assurance'
by Herbert Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1858
NPG x21240
Charles James Mathews as Dazzel in 'London Assurance'
by and after Herbert Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, (1858)
NPG x21244
by Hennah & Kent
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x21241
Charles James Mathews in 'Un Anglais Timide', otherwise 'Cool as a Cucumber'
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x21237
Charles James Mathews in 'Un Anglais Timide', otherwise 'Cool as a Cucumber'
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1863
NPG x21238
Charles James Mathews in 'Un Anglais Timide', otherwise 'Cool as a Cucumber'
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x21239
Charles James Mathews in 'Un Anglais Timide', otherwise 'Cool as a Cucumber'
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1863; published 1864-1865
NPG Ax27678
'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age'
by Frederick Holland Mares, after Disdéri, and Camille Silvy, and Duroni & Murer, and Émile Desmaisons, and John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Herbert Watkins, and William Edward Kilburn, and Horatio Nelson King, and John & Charles Watkins, and James Mudd, and Unknown photographers, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x139661
by Barraud & Jerrard
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1873
NPG Ax28508
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype on card mount, published 18 September 1875
NPG x21242
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype, published 18 September 1875
NPG Ax7625
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype on programme page, published 18 September 1875
NPG x132950
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1876
NPG Ax46238
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1876
NPG Ax18167
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1876
NPG Ax28577
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1876
NPG x197133
after Lock & Whitfield, and Elliott & Fry, and Fradelle & Marshall, and Pierre Petit, and Louis Bertin, and Unknown photographers
woodburytype, late 1870s
NPG x132955
Charles James Mathews as George Rattleton in 'The Humpbacked Lover'
by Edward Morton, printed by Graf & Soret, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, circa 1835
NPG D38321
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