Oil paint on canvas
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John Philip Kemble as Hamlet
Presented by King William IV 1836
‘Hamlet’
actions: postures and motions
actor
adults
architecture
arts and entertainment
body
characters
cloak
clothing and personal items
dress: fantasy/fancy
graveyard
Hamlet
individuals: male
Kemble, John Philip
literature and fiction
man
named individuals
night
objects
people
portraits
Shakespeare
skull
society
standing
theatrical costume
times of the day
townscapes / man-made features
work and occupations
<p>Kemble was one of the most successful English actors of his time. This painting shows him in the starring role of William Shakespeare’s <span>Hamlet</span>. It was one of four large canvases that Lawrence painted of Kemble in various dramatic roles.All four works were exhibited at the Royal Academy. Their size meant that they could be been seen above the heads of the crowd. This was a strategy often used by artists to make sure they gained the attention of the press.</p><p><em>Gallery label, July 2019</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
30 November 2012 – 24 July 2022
2022-07-24
1 December 2012
2012-12-01
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2012-11-30
Gallery 14
Collection based display
John Philip Kemble as Hamlet
support: 3061 × 1981 mm
Presented by King William IV 1836
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<p>Kemble was one of the most successful English actors of his time. This painting shows him in the starring role of William Shakespeare’s <i>Hamlet</i>. It was one of four large canvases that Lawrence painted of Kemble in various dramatic roles.<br/>All four works were exhibited at the Royal Academy. Their size meant that they could be been seen above the heads of the crowd. This was a strategy often used by artists to make sure they gained the attention of the press.</p>
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actions: postures and motions actor adults architecture arts and entertainment body characters cloak clothing and personal items dress: fantasy/fancy graveyard Hamlet ‘Hamlet’ individuals: male Kemble, John Philip literature and fiction man named individuals night objects people portraits Shakespeare skull society standing theatrical costume times of the day townscapes / man-made features work and occupations