Title
Vera Fyodorovna Komissarzhevskaya
Subject
Dimensions
height: 13.5cm
width: 8.5cm
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt, September 2023.
Other number
E0146
This postcard depicts Russian actress Vera Fyodorovna Komissarzhevskaya in an unknown role.
She was the first actress to play Nina in the premiere of Anton Chekhov's 'The Seagull', performed at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg in 1896.
She is depicted three-quarter length and facing the left. She wears a long-sleeved black dress with lace detailing on the collar, she has fur stole over her shoulder and wears a beaded necklace.