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John Philip Kemble

Engraver Charles Turner British
after Sir Thomas Lawrence British
1825
Not on view
Portrait of the eighteenth-century actor, John Philip Kemble, known for his roles at London's Drury Lane Theatre and Covent Garden.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: John Philip Kemble
  • Engraver: Charles Turner (British, Woodstock, Oxfordshire 1774–1857 London)
  • Artist: after Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, Bristol 1769–1830 London)
  • Date: 1825
  • Medium: Mezzotint; first state of two
  • Dimensions: Image: 5 1/8 × 4 3/16 in. (13 × 10.6 cm)
    Sheet: 13 9/16 × 9 1/2 in. (34.4 × 24.1 cm)
    Plate: 9 3/16 × 5 11/16 in. (23.3 × 14.4 cm)
    Mount: 17 × 13 in. (43.2 × 33 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.756-2327
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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