Mr. Kemble as Hamlet

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Artist/Maker	John Bell (publisher) Johann Heinrich Ramberg (painter) T. Cook (engraver)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print of the actor Mr. John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) in the title role of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The image shows Kemble as he appeared in Scene 3 and was originally drawn by Johann Heinrich Ramberg, (1763-1840) and printed in 1785.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Mr. Kemble as Hamlet (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving, printed ink on paper. Printing Ink Paper Watercolour Print-Making Stipple Engraving
Brief description	Print of the actor Mr. John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) in the title role of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 1785.
Physical description	Print of the actor Mr. John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) in the title role of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The image shows Kemble as he appeared in Scene 3 and was originally drawn by Johann Heinrich Ramberg, (1763-1840) and printed in 1785.
Dimensions	Height: 14cm Width: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions	Transliteration
Credit line	Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Subject depicted	John Philip Kemble
Literary reference	Hamlet
Summary	Print of the actor Mr. John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) in the title role of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The image shows Kemble as he appeared in Scene 3 and was originally drawn by Johann Heinrich Ramberg, (1763-1840) and printed in 1785.
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Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.3750-2013

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Record created	September 19, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1273053/mr-kemble-as-hamlet-print-johann-heinrich-ramberg/

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