Lot 44
44
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more
After Sir Thomas Lawrence, early 19th Century

Portrait of John Philip Kemble (1757-1823), full-length, as Hamlet with the skull of Yorick

Details
After Sir Thomas Lawrence, early 19th Century
Portrait of John Philip Kemble (1757-1823), full-length, as Hamlet with the skull of Yorick
oil on canvas
71 x 44¾ in. (180.3 x 113.6 cm.)
Provenance
James Orrock; Christie's, 6 June 1904, lot 270 as Sir Thomas Lawrence (50gns to Hoswell).
Viscount Leverhulme; Anderson Galleries, New York, 17-19 February 1926, lot 156.
with Rosenbach and Co. New York.
Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Connecticut, from whom purchased by the previous owner.
Literature
B. Webber, James Orrock, RA, 1903, II, p.169 illustrated.
K. Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1954, p.44 under repetitions.
Exhibited
Amherst, Amherst College, Shakespeare, Hamlet and Macbeth, 19 February to 25 March 1951.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DESCRIPTION SHOULD READ: STUDIO OF THOMAS LAWRENCE.

Lot Essay

John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) was a famous English tragedian. His first appearance in London in 1783 was as Hamlet and he was to repeat that role in 1803 when he became actor and manager of Covent Garden. There is a memorial to Kemble in St. Andrew's Chapel in Westminster Abbey.

More from British and Victorian Pictures

View All
View All