William Kemp or Kempe, Elizabethan comedian, 1600. Artist: Unknown

William Kemp or Kempe, Elizabethan comedian, 1600. Artist: Unknown

1-153-341 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

William Kemp or Kempe (d1603) Elizabethan comedian who danced from Norwich to London in 1599, (1600). Here Kemp, with bells on his legs, is dancing the Morris, and is accompanied by man with pipe and drum.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. William Kempe: British: Actor, entertainer

Medium
  1. Woodcut

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4142x2527
File Size : 30,665kb


Aliases

  1. 007581
  1. 007581
  1. 0390002307
  1. 1-153-341
  1. 1153341
  1. 2307

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