λEnglish School c.1800

λEnglish School c.1800

Portrait of John Kemble as Hamlet in profile, in an oval

Inscribed John Kemble Esq/character of Hamlet (to backing board)

Pastel

23 x 18.8cm; 9 x 7½in

Together with English School Early 19th Century; Portrait miniature of Sarah Butler-Stoney (née Fannin) wearing a black dress; Oval, in a rectangular ebonised frame; 55 x 43mm; and English School Late 18th Century; Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a blue coat; Oval, in a stained wood frame; 31 x 25mm (3)