People

William Farren

1796 - 1861

Mr William Farren (1786–1861), as Sir Peter Teazle (from 'The School for Scandal' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan) or Sir Bashful Constant (from 'The Way to Keep Him' by Arthur Murphy)
Image credit: Royal Shakespeare Company Collection

Mr William Farren (1786–1861), as Sir Peter Teazle (from 'The School for Scandal' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan) or Sir Bashful Constant (from 'The Way to Keep Him' by Arthur Murphy)

George Henry Harlow (1787–1819)

Royal Shakespeare Company Collection

Actor

Find out more

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Artworks of Farren, William

  • Mr William Farren (1786–1861), as Sir Peter Teazle (from 'The School for Scandal' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan) or Sir Bashful Constant (from 'The Way to Keep Him' by Arthur Murphy)
    Mr William Farren (1786–1861), as Sir Peter Teazle (from 'The School for Scandal' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan) or Sir Bashful Constant (from 'The Way to Keep Him' by Arthur Murphy) George Henry Harlow (1787–1819)
    Royal Shakespeare Theatre
  • William Farren as Lovegold in 'The Miser' by Henry Fielding
    William Farren as Lovegold in 'The Miser' by Henry Fielding Samuel de Wilde (1748–1832)
    Theatre Royal, Bath

Do you know someone who would love this resource?
Tell them about it...