Photographs: PH1822

Title

Lewis Waller

Technique

Albumen Print

Subject

Waller, Lewis

Artist

Alfred Ellis and Walery (London, England)

Date

1902

Dimensions

height: 16.5cm
width: 10.7cm

Inscription/signature

Printed front: "MR. LEWIS WALLER. / ALFRED ELLIS / & WALERY / COPYRIGHT / 51, BAKER STREET. / LONDON. W." Handwritten in black ink on front: "Lewis Waller"

Provenance

Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.

Other number

E0136

Cabinet card depicting the actor Lewis Waller in the title role of 'Monsieur Beaucaire', a romantic comedy adapted from Booth Tarkington's 1900 novel. Waller produced and starred as the lead at London's Comedy Theatre in 1902. Waller is depicted in half-length and seated to the right. He wears a jacket with satin trim, high neck shirt with ruffles, jewelled brooches and powdered wig.