Photographs: PH1866

Title

Sir Henry Irving

Subject

Irving, Henry John (Sir)

Artist

J. Beagles & Co. (London, England)London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company Ltd.

Dimensions

height: 13.8cm
width: 8.7cm

Inscription/signature

Printed front: "AS MATTHIAS IN "THE BELLS." / J. B & Co. No.191.F. / SIR HENRY IRVING. / Copyright. STEREOSCOPIC Co."

Provenance

Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.

Other number

E0136

Postcard depicting actor and actor-manager Sir Henry Irving as Matthias from Leopold David Lewis' play 'The Bells'. Irving is depicted full-length and stands facing the right in front of a curtain backdrop. He wears a loose white shirt tucked into trousers with knee-high stockings and buckled shoes.