Photographs: PH1841

Title

Frank Benson

Subject

Benson, Frank (Sir)

Artist

Alfred Ellis and Walery (London, England)

Dimensions

height: 16.5cm
width: 10.7cm

Inscription/signature

Printed front: "Mr. F. R. BENSON. / ALFRED ELLIS / & WALERY / COPYRIGHT. / 51, BAKER STREET, / LONDON. W." Handwritten in black ink on front: "Yours truly / Frank Benson"

Provenance

Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.

Other number

E0136

Cabinet card depicting the actor Frank Benson in the title role of William Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet'. Benson is depicted in three-quarter length, in front of a curtained backdrop and seated facing the right. He wears a long black tunic with white shirt, black tights, sword in a sheath attached to a belt, and a chain round his neck.