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JOSEPH CUNDALL (1819-95)
Mr Charles Kean (1811-68) as Leontes
1856Hand coloured photograph | 21.8 x 16.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2909967
Hand-coloured photograph of actor Charles Kean as Leontes in The Winter's Tale, Act I, Scene II. Kean wears a white and gold tunic with red fabric around the lower part of his body and left arm.
Charles Kean (1811-68) staged Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at the Princess's Theatre in 1856 and was a performance attended by Queen Victoria. The Queen commissioned the photographer Joseph Cundall (1819-95) to photograph Kean in costume along with four other actors who performed in the play. This photograph was hand coloured by Mr Locke who worked as a colourist for the photographer Joseph Cundall.
Charles Kean (1811-68) staged Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at the Princess's Theatre in 1856 and was a performance attended by Queen Victoria. The Queen commissioned the photographer Joseph Cundall (1819-95) to photograph Kean in costume along with four other actors who performed in the play. This photograph was hand coloured by Mr Locke who worked as a colourist for the photographer Joseph Cundall.
Creator(s)
Joseph Cundall (1819-95) (photographer)
Locke (active 19th century) (colourist)
Subject(s)
Charles John Kean (1811-68)21.8 x 16.5 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Toys and Decorations
- Theatrical costumes
- Toys and Decorations
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
