[Edmund Kean as Richard III]

Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (author)

Contributor:

Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833 (actor); Rogers, J. (engraver)

Description:

Portraits

Identifier:

(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_pke150_5_m

Subject:

Performance; Theater Biography; Richard III (character)

Resource Type:

Still Image

Form/Genre:

prints (visual works)

Physical Description:

34.0 x 21.0 cm.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Play: King Richard III; Notes about J. Rogers: Possibly John Rogers. 19th-century English engraver; engraved portraits for Oxbery's The New English Drama and Chambers' Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen.; Top image is Edmund Kean as Richard III, captioned in MS: "A weak invention of the enemy." (King Richard III. Act v. Sc. 3, in altered version by Colley Cibber). Lower image (in color) is captioned, "'Perdition catch thine arm' thou lily livered tailor." (Possibly a reference to a character in Taming of the Shrew or Midsummer Night's Dream.).

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, P/Ke150.5 M, Medium Box

Collection:

Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)