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John Kilby Green – The Halfpenny Portraits
No.45 Mr Lewis
Polworth as Harlequin
Green produced many theatrical portraits, but only a small number appear to have survived.
Green numbered his portraits, however the number sequences he used do not follow a definite pattern.
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Image |
Date |
Number |
Details |
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Halfpenny Portraits (Series 1)
(As listed on Playbook for Robert Macaire 1836) |
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1 |
Charles the Terrible |
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2 |
Black Eyed Susan |
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3 |
William |
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4 |
Richmond |
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5 |
Richard |
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6 |
Harlequin |
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7 |
Richard lying down |
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1/1/1833 |
8 |
Mr Bradley as Abdallah (Philip Quarl) |
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9 |
Red Rover |
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10 |
Rolla |
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16/2/1833 |
11 |
Mr Grimaldi as Clown |
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12 |
Pantaloon |
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26/2/1833 |
13 |
Miss Fairbrother as Columbine (Duke of Cambridge’s wife!) |
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1/6/1833 |
14 |
Mr Cobham as Richard III |
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15 |
Mrs Selby as Valentine (Valentine &
Orson) |
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16 |
Richard |
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17 |
Grindoff |
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18 |
Mr R Honner as the Fire King (Silver
Palace) |
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19 |
Mr G Almar as the Water King (Silver
Palace) |
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20 |
Mr C Hill as Robin Hood (Robin Hood) |
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21 |
Maid Marian |
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1/9/1835 |
22 |
Mr W Phelps as Orson |
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23 |
Richard Cour-de-lion |
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24 |
Saladin |
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25 |
Newton Foster |
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26 |
Mr TP Cooke as Harry Halyard (My Poll & My Partner Joe) |
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Halfpenny Portraits (Series 1)
(Not listed on Playbook for Robert
Macaire 1836 as published after this date) |
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27 |
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28 |
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13/2/1837 |
29 |
Mrs Gomersal as Queen Esther |
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20/3/1837 |
30 (13) |
Mr Palmer as Ahasuerus |
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31 |
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32 |
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33 |
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15/4/1838 |
34 |
Mr Cartlitch as Percy of Northumberland |
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35 |
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36 |
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21/5/1838 |
37 |
Mr Hemmings as Robert the Devil |
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38 |
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39 |
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7/12/1839 |
40 |
Mr EF Saville as Jack Sheppard |
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41 |
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42 |
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43 |
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1/3/1846 |
44 |
Mr EF Saville as Union Jack |
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14/9/1844 |
45 |
Mr Lewis Polworth as Harlequin |
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46 |
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47 |
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1/6/1849 |
48 |
Mr Diddear as King Arthur (Knights of the Round Table) |
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1/7/1849 |
49 |
Mr TP Cooke as Sir Roland (King Arthur) |
(Numbers in Brackets signify a second number on the plate)
More to follow!