Lot 1351 English School (19th century) Portrait of John Reeve English School (19th century) Portrait of John Reeve, Comic Actor oil on canvas, 46cm x 37.5cm John Reeve (1799 - 1838) was an English comic actor hugely popular with London audiences for his mimicry. He began his career at Pym's Theatre on Wilson Street off Gray's Inn Road before engagements at The Lyceum and Adelphi, as well as in Bristol, the Surrey Theatre, the Coburg Theatre and the Queen's Theatre. He made a trip to America in 1835 and despite long term drink problems and associated unreliability was earning a salary of £40 per week by the end of his life,
Lot 1351 English School (19th century) Portrait of John Reeve English School (19th century) Portrait of John Reeve, Comic Actor oil on canvas, 46cm x 37.5cm John Reeve (1799 - 1838) was an English comic actor hugely popular with London audiences for his mimicry. He began his career at Pym's Theatre on Wilson Street off Gray's Inn Road before engagements at The Lyceum and Adelphi, as well as in Bristol, the Surrey Theatre, the Coburg Theatre and the Queen's Theatre. He made a trip to America in 1835 and despite long term drink problems and associated unreliability was earning a salary of £40 per week by the end of his life,
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