Mr Kean in Richard the Third: P.15099-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mr Kean in Richard the Third
Edmund Kean

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Jenkins, James
Painter: Halls, John James (After)

Entities

Description

After the portrait by John James Halls (1814; V&A, DYCE.78). Portrait of the actor, Edmund Kean (1787-1833) in the role of Shakespeare's Richard III. Full-length, standing with knees slightly bent and arms folded and with 'tortured' eyes. He holds a truncheon in his right hand and wears boots with spurs. He wears elaborate clothing of richly embroidered cloak trimmed with ermine with silk and velvet embroidered doublet and hose and ermine-trimmed cap with pearl crown above. Stands in a darkened doorway on castle ramparts.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay, 1912

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century
Production date: 1814-11-21 AD 1814

Note

Mezzotint. Partially-closed letter state and following strengthening of the inscription. Engraved with artists' names at lower left and right: 'Painted by J.J. Halls' and 'Engraved by C. Turner'. Title with a line engraved inside each letter: 'M.R KEAN in RICHARD the THIRD. / ACT IV. Scene 4 - Well, as you guess?' Dedication engraved in sloping script: 'This Print is Dedicated by Permission to Samuel Whitbread Esq. MP by his very obed.t Serv.t / J.J. Halls'.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15099-R
Primary reference Number: 240127
Whitman (Turner): 283.III
O'Donoghue: 11
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 33 (p.159)
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