Photographs: PH1863

Title

Sir Henry Irving

Subject

Irving, Henry John (Sir)

Artist

Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)

Dimensions

height: 13.7cm
width: 9cm

Inscription/signature

Printed front: "101D ROTARY PHOTO. E.C. SIR HENRY IRVING LYD SAWYER."

Provenance

Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.

Other number

E0136

Postcard depicting actor and actor-manager Sir Henry Irving as Shylock from William Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'. Irving is depicted full-length, standing, and he gazes to the left. He wears a long dark tunic, overcoat, belt, pillbox hat, and he holds a cane in his right hand.