Photographs: PH1864

Title

Sir Henry Irving

Subject

Irving, Henry John (Sir)

Artist

Woolstone Bros. (London, England)

Date

1905

Dimensions

height: 14cm
width: 8.7cm

Inscription/signature

Printed front: ""Into Thy Hands O Lord / Into Thy Hands" / THE LATE SIR HENRY IRVING AS "BECKET." / As he appeared before his last audience at the Theatre Royal, Bradford, October 13th, 1905, in the closing scene of his great and triumphal career. / THE MILTON SERIES"

Provenance

Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.

Other number

E0136

Postcard depicting actor and actor-manager Sir Henry Irving as Thomas Becket from Jean Anouilh's play 'Becket'. Irving is depicted half-length and facing the right. He wears a dark hooded robe and white cap.