Title
Ellen Terry
Technique
Other work on paper
Subject
Character
Portia : The Merchant of Venice
Artist
Date
1899
Dimensions
Height: 53cm
Width: 35.5cm
Other materials
Colour-type mounted on grey card
Inscription/signature
"Howard Chandler Christy / 1899" (signature b.c.); "COPYRIGHT 1899, CHAS SCRIBNER'S SONS, N.Y." (b.l.)
Related works
P0521-P0528; Part of a portfolio of eight prints entitled: "Pastel Portraits from the Romantic Drama. Pictures in colors drawn from Life by H. C. Christy." It is described as "a series of full-length portraits, depicting favorite characters of the Romantic Drama, as made familiar to the public by celebrated actors." It was published in London by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd. Paternoster House, Charing Cross Road, W.C. in 1900. The front of the portfolio is marked "H.B x H.J" in small letters in black ink.