John Philip Kemble

Sitterback to top

• John Philip Kemble (1757-1823), Actor. Sitter associated with 41 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), Painter. Artist associated with 60 portraits.

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Kemble's ambitions were not confined to acting. In 1788 he took over the management of Drury Lane and then defected to Covent Garden Theatre in 1803. Theatre management included producing plays and Kemble, who had antiquarian interests, was among the first to champion historically accurate productions of Shakespeare.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 123
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 348
• Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 292

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• On display at the Gallery