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Title
Miss Ada Rehan
Subject
Rehan, Ada
Artist
W.& D. DowneyCassell & Company Ltd (London, England)
Date
1891
Dimensions
height (mount): 24.3cm
width (mount): 18.3cm
height: 14cm
width: 9.1cm
width (mount): 18.3cm
height: 14cm
width: 9.1cm
Inscription/signature
Printed recto: "W. & D. DOWNEY, / MISS ADA REHAN. / 57 & 61, Ebury Street, London."
Inscribed verso: "USA / 1860-1916"
Provenance
Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, April 2024.
Other number
E0163
Photograph of American actress Ada Rehan as Rosalind in William Shakespeare's 'As You Like It', by W.& D. Downey and published by Cassell & Company Ltd, 1891. Formed part of 'The Cabinet Portrait Gallery' series of photographs by W.& D. Downey, published between 1890-94. Rehan is depicted full-length in costume, she holds a long staff in her left hand and wears a hat with a feather.
