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John Templeton 1846 Alexander Keith (active 1808–1874)

John Templeton 1846 The Dick Institute
A Scene from William Shakespeare's 'A Comedy of Errors' Thomas Stothard (1755–1834)

A Scene from William Shakespeare's 'A Comedy of Errors' Boston Guildhall
Vivien Leigh (1913–1967), as Blanche Dubois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Tennessee Williams 1950 Alfred Kingsley Lawrence (1893–1975)

Vivien Leigh (1913–1967), as Blanche Dubois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Tennessee Williams 1950 Victoria and Albert Museum
Edward Gordon Craig (1872–1966), as Hamlet in 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare 1896 William Rothenstein (1872–1945)

Edward Gordon Craig (1872–1966), as Hamlet in 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare 1896 Victoria and Albert Museum
Miss Wish Wynne (1882–1931), Actress, in the Character of Janet Cannot for the Play 'The Great Adventure' 1913 William Nicholson (1872–1949)

Miss Wish Wynne (1882–1931), Actress, in the Character of Janet Cannot for the Play 'The Great Adventure' 1913 Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Eric Sykes (b.1923) 2007 Wil Jones (b.1960)

Eric Sykes (b.1923) 2007 Gallery Oldham
Charles Laughton (1899–1962) 1958–1959 Bryan Kneale (b.1930)

Charles Laughton (1899–1962) 1958–1959 Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Ellen Terry (1848–1928) 1920 Clare Atwood (1866–1962)

Ellen Terry (1848–1928) 1920 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Miss Flora Robson as Lady Audley 1933 Ethel Léontine Gabain (1883–1950)

Miss Flora Robson as Lady Audley 1933 Manchester Art Gallery
Sir Henry Irving (1838–1905) 1905–1910 Reginald Grenville Eves (1876–1941)

Sir Henry Irving (1838–1905) 1905–1910 Museum of London
Maureen Lipman (b.1946) 1987 Humphrey Ocean (b.1951)

Maureen Lipman (b.1946) 1987 Ferens Art Gallery
Sir Laurence Olivier (1907–1989), as Coriolanus, Stratford 1959 Clare Duncan

Sir Laurence Olivier (1907–1989), as Coriolanus, Stratford 1959 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
'Henry IV', Part I, Act I, Scene 3, Hotspur and the Fop 1828 Samuel John Egbert Jones (1797–1861)

'Henry IV', Part I, Act I, Scene 3, Hotspur and the Fop 1828 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
'The Winter's Tale', Act III, Scene 3, the Finding of Perdita c.1823 Henry Thomson (1773–1843)

'The Winter's Tale', Act III, Scene 3, the Finding of Perdita c.1823 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Frank Benson (1858–1939) 1910 Hugh Goldwin Riviere (1869–1956)

Frank Benson (1858–1939) 1910 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Ben Jonson (1572–1637) c.1750 unknown artist

Ben Jonson (1572–1637) c.1750 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Richard Pasco (b.1926) 1977 John Randall Bratby (1928–1992)

Richard Pasco (b.1926) 1977 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
The Flower Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564–1616) c.1820–1840 British (English) School

The Flower Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564–1616) c.1820–1840 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Diana Wynyard (1906–1964) 1930s Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)

Diana Wynyard (1906–1964) 1930s Royal Shakespeare Theatre
John Philip Kemble (1757–1823), in a Comic Role c.1804 Samuel de Wilde (1748–1832) (after)

John Philip Kemble (1757–1823), in a Comic Role c.1804 Victoria and Albert Museum