Edmund Kean
(1787-1833), ActorRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 42 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 Samuel Cousins
pencil, 1814
NPG 1829
Edmund Kean as Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice'
by Unknown artist
etching, 1814 or before
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.01
Edmund Kean probably as Hamlet
by Unknown artist
etching, 1814 or before
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.07
by James Northcote
oil on canvas, 1819
NPG 6088
by Thomas Charles Wageman
pencil, 1827
NPG 4623
by and published by John William Gear
hand-coloured lithograph, early 19th century
NPG D21258
after Unknown artist
etching, early 19th century
NPG D21260
after Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching, early 19th century
NPG D21259
by Thomas Howell Jones
hand-coloured etching, early 19th century
NPG D3453
by and published by Charles Turner, after John James Halls
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 29 March 1814
NPG D21261
by George Cruikshank, after (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, circa 1814
NPG D21263
by Thomas Blood, published by James Asperne, after Samuel Drummond
stipple, published 1st April 1814
NPG D49527
published by Charles George Dyer
stipple, circa 1814
NPG D49528
by Henry Meyer, published by R. Barnard, after Walter Henry Watts
mezzotint, published 2 May 1814 (March 1814)
NPG D3451
![Edmund Kean as Gloster [Gloucester] in Richard III, by and published by J. Prynn - NPG D3452](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/std/mw37678/Edmund-Kean-as-Gloster-Gloucester-in-Richard-III.jpg)
Edmund Kean as Gloster [Gloucester] in Richard III
by and published by J. Prynn
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, circa 1814-1833
NPG D3452
by Thomas Woolnoth, published by Simpkin and Marshall, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 1818
NPG D38663
Edmund Kean as Sir Giles Overreach
by and after Thomas Charles Wageman, published by Simpkin and Marshall
stipple engraving, Published 1818
NPG D38688
Edmund Kean ('Mr. Kean as Lucius Junius, in Brutus')
by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, (1818)
NPG D47084
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1818
NPG D16012
Edmund Kean as Lucius Junius in 'Brutus'
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, published 1819
NPG D21268
by R. Page, published by T & I Elvey, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 1822
NPG D38624
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, published 1823
NPG D21266
Edmund Kean as Leonatus Posthumus in 'Cymbeline'
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1823
NPG D21267
by John Rogers, published by George Virtue, after T.O. Steeden
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1 January 1825
NPG D21264
by William Thomas Fry, published by Sherwood & Co, probably after Thomas Charles Wageman
engraving, published 1826
NPG D38604
Edmund Kean as Rolla in 'Pizarro'
by Unknown engraver
hand-coloured etching, 1830?
NPG D21265
after a monument by John Edward Carew
pencil and wash, after 1833
NPG D3510
by Unknown artist
pencil and wash, circa 1833
NPG D3511
Edmund Kean probably as Hamlet
by Unknown artist
stipple, 1814 or before
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.05
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