"The enormously fat Stephen Kemble, as Hamlet, gesticulates, right arm extended, left arm thrown back, fingers (very large) pointing awkwardly; his head is turned in profile to the left. He wears quasi-contemporary dress, much dishevelled, with a star and ribbon from which hangs the elephant of the Danish order."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: J,2.22., Two lines of text from Hamlet are etched below title: ---------- that I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well; they imitated humanity so abominably., Leaf 23 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching and stipple engraving on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.5 x 16.1 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Stephen Kemble" in pencil below plate mark.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Kemble, Stephen, 1758-1822
Subject (Topic):
Actors, British, Obesity, and Theatrical productions
"Kemble (scarcely caricatured), as Rolla (the noble Peruvian), stands with his left hand pointing upwards, his right arm thrown back, his head in profile to the right. He wears quasi-classical dress, with barbarian adornments, feathered head-dress, heavy gold belt, and ornaments. The costume appears substantially correct, with some exaggeration of the gold chains and ornaments."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Leaf 26 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Figure identified as "Kemble" in pencil below plate mark.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. and Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823