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Paintings: G0810
Title
John Lawrence Toole
Technique
Oil on canvas
Subject
Artist
Date
1887
Dimensions
Height: 125.7cm
Width: 100.3cm
Width: 100.3cm
Inscription/signature
"John Collier / 1887" (black paint b. r.)
Provenance
Sir Henry Irving, by whom presented to the Garrick Club, 1895
Other number
RW/CKA 340
Gift 248
Gift 248
Literature
Fitzgerald, p. 239
Toole wears a dark grey suit with satin lapels, white wing collar, stiff cuffs, and a red tie. A gold chain hangs at his breast. He sits in a mahogany chair, upholstered in green leather.
Toole, actor and manager, became a member of the Garrick Club in 1864. His close friend Irving owned this picture. He was also a friend of Dickens, in whose “A Christmas Carol” he appeared as Bob Cratchit in 1859.
Toole, actor and manager, became a member of the Garrick Club in 1864. His close friend Irving owned this picture. He was also a friend of Dickens, in whose “A Christmas Carol” he appeared as Bob Cratchit in 1859.
