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- subject matching 'In Character'
A selection of portraits with representations of characters from the stage or in writing. See also: 'Film-shots and stage sets' (Theme), 'Masks and disguises', 'Fancy Dress', 'Costumes and national dress' (Dress).
by Daniel Gardner
gouache and chalk, 1775
NPG 6903
by Robert Dunkarton
pastel, 1776
NPG 1919
by Johan Joseph Zoffany
pencil and black crayon, circa 1795
NPG 2536
by John Opie
oil on canvas, 1804
NPG 1392
Claudine de Begnis (née Ronzi)
by Alfred Edward Chalon
watercolour and pencil, circa 1823
NPG 1328
by Alfred Edward Chalon
watercolour, circa 1831
NPG 1962(l)
by Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
watercolour, 1833-1857
NPG 2772(33b)
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, arched top, late 1850s
NPG P301(49)
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, late 1850s
NPG P301(122)
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, late 1850s
NPG P301(123)
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, late 1850s
NPG P301(124)
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, late 1850s
NPG P301(176)
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1860s
NPG P231
by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, 1860-1866
NPG P2011(45)
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, circa 1881
NPG 6251(29)
by Baron Adolph de Meyer
platinotype print, 1898
NPG P217
Sir Harry Lauder as Wee Silly Willy Winks in 'The Saftest O' The Family'
by Cavendish Morton
platinum print, 1904
NPG P492
Sir Harry Lauder as Wee Silly Willy Winks in 'The Saftest O' The Family'
by Cavendish Morton
platinum print, 1904
NPG P493