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Photographs: PH1808

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

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.
 
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