Edmund Kean
(1787-1833), ActorRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 43 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.
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