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Kemble, as Hamlet.
1838
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1838/11/01.
- People
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- Author
- Egan, James, 1799-1842
- Related Name
- Lawrence, Thomas, 1769-1830
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823—Portraits
- Theater—England—London—History—19th century—Portraits
- Portraits, British—19th century
- Actors—Great Britain—19th century—Portraits
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616—Hamlet
- English drama—17th century—In art
- Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823—Performances
- Costume—Great Britain—19th century—In art
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Kemble, as Hamlet.
- Call Number
- D West 45/GC106/Box 15/Normal/19th c./Artists E-G GA 2012.02452
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcr494w019r
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1838/11/01.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1838
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 42 x 28 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Mezzotints
- Depiction: Full-length portrait of Kemble wearing theatrical costume, standing with skull in hand, gazing upward.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "James Egan".
- Signed in plate, lower center: "London, Published Novr 1, 1838, by Hodgson & Graves, Printsellers by Special Appointment to Her Majesty, 6, Pall Mall".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823—Portraits
- Theater—England—London—History—19th century—Portraits
- Portraits, British—19th century
- Actors—Great Britain—19th century—Portraits
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616—Hamlet
- English drama—17th century—In art
- Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823—Performances
- Costume—Great Britain—19th century—In art
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/fcdb4cf6-40d6-4c38-b56e-87a554782551/manifest