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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).
Charles John Kean as Gloucester in 'Richard III'
published by John Tallis & Company, after Reid
stipple and line engraving, circa 1839-1846
NPG D3450
John Philip Kemble as Coriolanus
by William Oakley Burgess, published by Marseille Middleton Holloway, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 11 March 1839
NPG D17077
Hooper as Marc Anthony in 'Julius Caesar'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
hand-coloured lithograph, published 15 February 1839
NPG D22082
Henry Phillips as Count der Tiemar in 'Amilie'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1 January 1839
NPG D22083
George Stretton as Paul Pesta in 'Amilie'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1 January 1839
NPG D22089
Adam Leffler as Count der Tiemar in 'Amilie'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1 January 1839
NPG D22090
Emma Murray as Susanna in 'The Two Figaros'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
hand-coloured lithograph, published 15 May 1839
NPG D22091
Charles Bannister Diddear as Stralenheim in 'Werner'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
hand-coloured lithograph, published 15 May 1839
NPG D22092
George John Bennett as Gabor in 'Werner'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
hand-coloured lithograph, published 15 May 1839
NPG D22093
Mary Amelia Warner as Josephine in 'Werner'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published 15 May 1839
NPG D22094
Drinkwater Meadows as Idenstein in 'Werner'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
hand-coloured lithograph, published 15 May 1839
NPG D22095
John George Vandenhoff as Adrastus in 'Ion'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
hand-coloured lithograph, published 30 September 1839
NPG D22097
William Charles Macready as Ion
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
hand-coloured lithograph, published 30 September 1839
NPG D22098
Eleanora ('Ellen') Kean (née Tree) as Clemanthe in 'Ion'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
hand-coloured lithograph, published 30 September 1839
NPG D22099
Sarah Smith as Lady Macbeth in 'Macbeth'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by John Mitchell
hand-coloured lithograph, published December 1839
NPG D22100
Henry Thomas Betty as Rollo in 'Pizarro'
by George Edward Madeley, published by Joseph Onwhyn, after F. Onwhyn
hand-coloured lithograph, 1840s
NPG D31734
Henry Thomas Betty as Rollo in 'Pizarro'
by George Edward Madeley, published by Joseph Onwhyn, after F. Onwhyn
lithograph, 1840s
NPG D31735
by F. Onwhyn, printed by Day & Haghe, published by Joseph Onwhyn
lithograph, 1840s
NPG D31736
Charlotte Saunders Cushman; Susan Cushman as Romeo and Juliet
by Thomas Fairland, published by Thomas McLean, after Margaret Gillies
hand-coloured lithograph, 1840s
NPG D34485
Edward Richard Wright as Splash in Rodwell's 'The Young Widow'
by R. Kemp
coloured lithograph, 1840s-1850s
NPG D35806
Edward Richard Wright as Jacques Strop in Selby's 'Robert Macaire'
by R. Kemp
coloured lithograph, 1840s-1850s
NPG D35807
Hon. Frederick William Child-Villiers as Guy de la Motte
by Unknown artist
hand-coloured lithograph, circa 1840s
NPG D36514
by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published 1 October 1840
NPG D36753
by John William Gear, printed by M & N Hanhart, published by Richard Daniel
hand-coloured lithograph, published September 1840
NPG D37761
William Abbot as Lord Southampton in 'Shakespeare's Early Days'
by Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching, before 1840
NPG D38538
Hon. Frederick William Child-Villiers as Guy de la Motte
after Unknown artist
lithograph, circa 1840s
NPG D39248
A Scene from Faust (John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 February 1840
NPG D41560
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 March 1840
NPG D41562
Tableau from the New Play of "Mary Stewart"
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 March 1840
NPG D41564
Cupid Taming the Elements (Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 May 1840
NPG D41568
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 June 1840
NPG D41575
Guy Fawkes (Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt; Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby; Daniel O'Connell)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 November 1840
NPG D41594
Pandora (Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 November 1840
NPG D41595
Tableau from the New Play of "Mary Stewart"
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 March 1840
NPG D46356
Aloys Ander as Arnoldo in Rossini's 'William Tell'
by Edward Morton, after F. Smallfield
lithograph, 1840s-1860s
NPG D7010
Aloys Ander as Arnoldo in Rossini's 'William Tell'
by Edward Morton, after F. Smallfield
lithograph, 1840s-1860s
NPG D7011
Hon. Frederick William Child-Villiers as Guy de la Motte
after Unknown artist
lithograph, circa 1840s
NPG D7535
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by Colnaghi and Puckle
lithograph, published 1840
NPG D22322
Charles Kemble as Falstaff in 'Henry IV'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by Colnaghi and Puckle
lithograph, published May 1840
NPG D22325
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published May 1840
NPG D22326
Charles Kemble as Mercutio in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published May 1840
NPG D22329
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published June 1840
NPG D22332
Charles Kemble as Don Felix in 'The Wonder'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published May 1840
NPG D22338
Charles Kemble as Faulconbridge in 'King John'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by Colnaghi and Puckle
lithograph, published May 1840
NPG D22323
Charles Kemble as Leon in 'Rule a Wife, and have a Wife'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Jérémie Graf, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published May 1840
NPG D22336
by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, published by John Mitchell
lithograph, published 18 November 1841
NPG D36817
by Robert Jacob Hamerton, printed by Wlliam Kohler, published by Welch & Gwynne
hand-coloured lithograph, published 24 May 1841
NPG D38348
James Sheridan Knowles in 'Master Walter'
by Thomas Woolnoth, published by John Cumberland, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple engraving, published 26 October 1841
NPG D38563
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 14 April 1841
NPG D41610
A Scene from the Comedy of the Hypocrite
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 5 May 1841
NPG D41611
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 19 May 1841
NPG D41619
William Darling; Grace Darling
by J.C. Wilson, printed by W. Clerk, published by Lucy Williams & Son
lithograph, circa 1843-1844
NPG D42818
by F. Onwhyn, printed by Hurst, published by Joseph Onwhyn
hand-coloured lithograph, circa 1844-1854
NPG D41914
Joseph Shepherd Munden as Sir Francis Gripe
by John Cook, published by Richard Bentley, after Thomas Charles Wageman
stipple and line engraving, published 1844
NPG D38661
by Unknown artist
watercolour, circa 1844
NPG D5791
Charlotte Cushman as Mrs Haller in 'The Stranger'
by George B. Black, published by Messrs Fores, after William Henry Watkins
lithograph, published 25 July 1845
NPG D34484
Miss Fairbrother as Abdallah in The Forty-Thieves (Louisa Fairbrother ('Mrs FitzGeorge'))
by John Brandard, published by Messrs Fores, published by Goupil & Vibert, after James Warren Childe
hand-coloured lithograph, published 2 January 1845
NPG D36631
Miss Fairbrother as Abdallah in The Forty-Thieves (Louisa Fairbrother ('Mrs FitzGeorge'))
by John Brandard, printed by M & N Hanhart, published by Messrs Fores, published by Goupil & Vibert, after James Warren Childe
hand-coloured lithograph, published 2 January 1845
NPG D36632
by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published 15 April 1848
NPG D36755
Kate Nickleby (character in Dickens novel 'Nicholas Nickleby')
by William Holl Jr, published by National Art Union for Ireland, after William Powell Frith
stipple engraving, published 1848
NPG D38965