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- subject matching 'In Character'
A selection of portraits with representations of characters from the stage, cinema or in writing. See also: 'Film-shots and stage sets' (Theme), 'Masks and disguises' (Dress), 'Fancy Dress' (Dress).
Henry Woodward as the Fine Gentleman in 'Lethe'
by James Macardell, after Francis Hayman
mezzotint, circa 1725-1750
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.28
John Harper as Jobson in 'The Devil to Pay'
by Andrew Miller, after George White
mezzotint, 1739
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.26
Benjamin Griffin as Tribulatio in Ben Jonson's 'The Alchemist' Act III, Scene 2
by Peter van Bleeck
hand-coloured mezzotint, 1748 after a work of 1738
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B5.15
Benjamin ('Ben') Johnson as Ananias in Ben Jonson's 'The Alchemist' Act III, Scene 2
by Peter van Bleeck
hand-coloured mezzotint, 1748 after a work of 1738
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B5.16
Peg Woffington as Mrs Ford in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
by John Faber Jr, published by John Ryall, published by Robert Withy, after Edward Haytley
mezzotint, 1751
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B5.17
Mr Foote & Mr Weston, in the characters of the President & Dr Last
by and published by John Finlayson, and published by Henry Parker, after and published by Johan Joseph Zoffany
mezzotint, published 30th November 1769
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.56
by Daniel Gardner
gouache and chalk, 1775
NPG 6903
by Robert Dunkarton
pastel, 1776
NPG 1919
Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) as the Tragic Muse
by Francis Haward, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple, published 1787 (1783-1784)
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.14
John Philip Kemble as Richard III
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after and published by William Hamilton
stipple, published 1st March 1790
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.23
Scene from William Congreve's 'The Double Dealer'
probably published by John Bell
etching, probably published in 'Bell's British Theatre', 1790s
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.16
Scene from George Jeffreys' 'Merope'
probably published by John Bell
etching, probably published in 'Bell's British Theatre', 1790s
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.17
Scene from William Congreve's 'The Old Batchelor'
probably published by John Bell
etching, probably published in 'Bell's British Theatre', 1790s
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.18
William Wyatt Dimond as Philaster
by Philipp Audinet, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.05
Mrs Rock as Viletta in 'She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not'
by Joseph Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 2nd October 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.18
Illustration to Ben Jonson's 'The Alchemist'
by Charles Grignion, after John Graham
etching, circa 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.01
Dorothy Jordan as Peggy in David Garrick's 'The Country Girl'
by William Bromley, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 15th July 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.03
Scene from William Congreve's 'Love for Love'
by James Neagle, published by John Bell, after Robert Smirke
etching, published 20th May 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.31
Henry Angelo as Mrs Cole in Foote's 'The Minor'
by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
etching, published 29th September 1792
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.27
Anne Merry (née Brunton) as Horatia in Whitehead's 'The Roman Father'
by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by John Bell, after Richard Cosway
etching, published 20th October 1792
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.40
Henry Harris as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, engraved as Joseph Harris
by Edward Harding, published by E. & S. Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple, published 1793
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B5.28
Charlotte Jane Chapman as Augusta Aubrey in Cumberland's 'The Fashionable Lover'
by Joseph Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
etching, published 19th January 1793
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.32
James William Dodd as Campley in 'The Funeral'
by Richard Godfrey, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
engraving, published 5th December 1794
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.13
'The Provok'd Wife' (David Garrick and two unknown women)
published by John Bell
etching, published in 'Bell's British Theatre' 16th October 1794
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.20
by Johan Joseph Zoffany
pencil and black crayon, circa 1795
NPG 2536
Anna Maria Crouch as Polly in The Beggar's Opera
by Joseph Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
etching and engraving, published 2nd February 1795
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.20
Frances Abington (née Barton) as Roxalana in Bickerstaff's 'The Sultan'
by William Ridley, published by Thomas Bellamy, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple, published 30th December 1797
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.29
Scene from John Whithead's 'Creusa'
by Philipp Audinet, published by George Cawthorn, after John Graham
etching, published 4th March 1797
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.22
John Fawcett as Touchstone in 'As You Like It'
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
stipple, published 31st August 1799
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.20
John Quick as Spado in O'Keefe's 'Castle of Andalucia'
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Gainsborough Dupont
stipple, published 30th January 1802
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.27
John Emery as Dan in Colman's 'John Bull'
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 26th May 1803
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.44
Thomas Collins as Sharp in Garrick's 'The Lying Valet'
by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 1805
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.03
George Frederick Cooke as Richard III
by Anthony Cardon, published by John Peter Thompson, after John Thomas Barber Beaumont (John Thomas Barber)
stipple, published 4th June 1805
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.23
William Dowton as Drugget in Murphy's 'Three Weeks after Marriage'
by Robert Cooper, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 14th October 1805
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.39
John Bannister as Dick in Arthur Murphy's 'The Apprentice'
by Edward Scriven, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 14th October 1805
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.49
Andrew Cherry as Lazarillo in 'Two Strings to your Bow'
by William Bond, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.01
Mrs Atkins as Selima in 'Selima and Azor'
by Robert Cooper, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, circa 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.11
Margaret Martyr (née Thornton) as Phoebe in Rosina
by George Cooke, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 18th January 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.16
Samuel Simmons as Abel in 'Honest Thieves'
by Robert Smith, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, circa 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.02
Maria Rebecca Davison (née Duncan) as Maria in Murphy's 'The Citizen'
by Anthony Cardon, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 15th February 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.05
Rosoman Mountain (née Wilkinson) as Matilda in Burgoyne's 'Richard Coeur de Lion'
by Luigi Schiavonetti, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 2nd August 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.06
John Bannister as Ben in Congreve's 'Love for Love'
published by Charles Cooke, after Samuel De Wilde
etching, published 13th September 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.30
Edward Anthony Rock as the Irishman in Reed's 'The Register Office'
by Richard Woodman, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 10th April 1806
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.55
Robert William Elliston as Duke Aranza in 'The Honeymoon'
by Patrick Maguire, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published in the Cyclopaedian Magazine circa 1807
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.19
Sarah Harlowe (Mrs Waldron) as Beatrice in Ravenscroft's 'The Anatomist'
by Robert Cooper, published by George Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, 1807
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.24
Sarah Liston (née Tyrer) as Madge in Bickerstaff's 'Love in a Village'
by Edward Scriven, published by Bell & De Camp, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, circa 1809
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.50
Samuel Foote as Major Sturgeon in the Mayor of Garrat
after Johan Joseph Zoffany
etching, 1814 or before
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.25
