Edmund Kean As Rolla

Hand-colored illustration, likely an etching, depicting a full-length view of British actor Edmund Kean, with an angry expression on his face, holding a spear in one hand and a gold shield in the other hand, dressed in a golden crown or helmet with a red feather, a white and gold skirted tunic, and a beige or tan animal print cloak, while performing the role of 'Rolla' from a production of August von Kotzebue's "Pizarro, " published in London by Bishop and Company, 1820. From the New York Public Library. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)