Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue
Anthony Leigh (died 1692), Comic actor
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Actor; first recorded on the London stage in 1673; achieved a high reputation for his comic roles, playing mainly with the United Company at Drury Lane and at Dorset Garden.
‘He was much admir’d by King Charles, who us’d to distinguish him when spoke of by the Title of his Actor’ (Colley Cibber).
This extended catalogue entry is from the National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, National Portrait Gallery, 2009, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
‘He was much admir’d by King Charles, who us’d to distinguish him when spoke of by the Title of his Actor’ (Colley Cibber).
This extended catalogue entry is from the National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, National Portrait Gallery, 2009, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.