Macready as Werner

Macready as Werner is an 1850 portrait painting by the Irish artist Daniel Maclise. It depicts the celebrated English stage actor William Macready in the role of Werner, the title character from an 1822 play by Lord Byron. Macready has been a leading actor in the West End since the Regency era. Maclise was a Cork-born painter known for his pictures depicting scenes from British history. The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1851 at the National Gallery. The work was commissioned by the art collector John Forester, it was donated by him to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington in 1876. An 1852 engraving was produced by Charles William Sharpe based on the painting, a copy of which is now in the National Portrait Gallery.

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