Portrait of John Philip Kemble

Portrait of John Philip Kemble is a 1799 portrait painting by the British artist William Beechey depicting the stage actor John Philip Kemble.

[1] Kemble came from a celebrated family of actors and earned fame in London's West End, often appearing alongside his sister Sarah Siddons.

He was at the height of his fame when he sat for William Beechey, a leading portraitist and prominent member of the Royal Academy.

[3] The painting is now in the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London having been part of the 1811 bequest by Francis Bourgeois.

Kemble was a friend of the founders of the gallery and has reportedly suggested Dulwich to them as a location for the collection.