Art UK has updated its cookies policy. By using this website you are agreeing to the use of cookies. To find out more read our updated Use of Cookies policy and our updated Privacy policy.

John Phillip Kemble (1757–1823)
John Phillip Kemble (1757–1823)
John Phillip Kemble (1757–1823)
John Phillip Kemble (1757–1823)
John Phillip Kemble (1757–1823)
John Phillip Kemble (1757–1823)

Image credit: Sir John Soane’s Museum

How you can use this image

 

This image is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licence (CC BY-NC).

This image can be reproduced in any way apart from any commercial uses.

Wherever you reproduce the image or an altered version of it, you must attribute the original creators (acknowledge the original artist(s), the person/organisation that took the photograph of the work) and any other stated rights holders.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find more images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Download

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

This is the model for the statue of John Philip Kemble in Westminster Abbey, representing him as Cato with Plato’s 'Phaedo' in his hand. The statue was carried out by John E. Hinchcliffe after Flaxman’s death in 1826 and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1827.

Sir John Soane’s Museum

London

Title

John Phillip Kemble (1757–1823)

Date

1820s

Medium

plaster

Measurements

H 33 x W 11 x D 11 cm

Accession number

SDR11

Acquisition method

acquired by Sir John Soane, before 1837

Work type

Statue

Inscription description

KEMBLE

Tags

See a tag that’s incorrect or offensive? Challenge it and notify Art UK.

Help improve Art UK. Tag artworks and verify existing tags by joining the Tagger community.

Normally on display at

Sir John Soane’s Museum

13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, Greater London WC2A 3BP England

This venue is open to the public. Not all artworks are on display. If you want to see a particular artwork, please contact the venue.
View venue