Fanny Kemble (1809-1893), Actress and author
Frances Anne ('Fanny') Kemble
Sitter in 24 portraits
A successful actress from a theatrical family; her father was Charles Kemble and her aunt, Sarah Siddons. Following a string of London hits she travelled to America. There she married an American planter, Pierce Butler, in 1834. Visiting his estates in Georgia, she was appalled that the source of his wealth was slavery and tried to alleviate the suffering she found there. They divorced in 1848-9. With the outbreak of the American Civil War, her Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-9 was published in 1863 by abolitionists. She lived in Britain and in the United States, writing and occasionally giving public readings. She is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London.
by Peter Frederick Rothermel
oil on canvas, 1849
NPG 5462
after Unknown artist
wood engraving, 1829
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, published 20 December 1829
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by Richard James Lane, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, published 1829-1830
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
hand-coloured lithograph, published 20 December 1829
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by Richard James Lane, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1829-1830
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by Richard James Lane, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, published 1829-1830
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, published 20 December 1829
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, published 1829-1830
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, published 1829-1830
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, published 28 January 1830
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, published 28 January 1830
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by Thomas Woolnoth, published by John Cumberland, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 1830
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after Unknown artist
aquatint and etching, 1830s
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Fanny Kemble as Juliet, Belvidera and Euphrasia
by J. Bishop, published by M. Thomson
line and stipple engraving, circa 1830
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after Sir Thomas Lawrence
hand-coloured lithograph, 1830s
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after Unknown artist
hand-coloured lithograph, 1830s
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by Jean Gigoux, printed by Lemercier, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
hand-coloured lithograph, 1830
NPG D5159
Fanny Kemble as Julia in Knowles' 'The Hunchback'
by William Wolfe Alais
hand-coloured stipple and line engraving, 1830s
NPG D5160
by Charles Picart, printed by Lahee & Co, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published June 1831
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Siddons
Related People
Adelaide Kemble (Mrs Sartoris) (sister)
Charles Kemble (father)
Frances ('Fanny') Kemble (aunt)
Henry Vincent James Kemble (brother)
John Philip Kemble (uncle)
Maria Theresa Kemble (mother)
Roger Kemble (grandfather)
Stephen Kemble (uncle)
Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) (aunt)
Elizabeth Whitlock (née Kemble) (aunt)
Category
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Theatre and Live Entertainment
Groups
Actors and actresses
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London
United States
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