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Photographs: PH1868
Title
Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)
Dimensions
height: 13.6cm
width: 8.6cm
width: 8.6cm
Inscription/signature
Printed front: "1261 B / SIR HENRY IRVING AND MISS ELLEN TERRY / IN THE "VICAR OF WAKEFIELD" / ROTARY PHOTO. E. C."
Provenance
Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.
Other number
E0136
Postcard depicting Sir Henry Irving as the Vicar Dr. Primrose and Miss Ellen Terry as Olivia, his daughter, in 'Olivia', the 1885 stage adaptation of Oliver Goldsmith's novel 'The Vicar of Wakefield' at the Lyceum Theatre, London. Irving and Terry are depicted full-length and standing together in a garden setting. Irving wears a single-breasted jacket with buttons on the cuff, a white shirt, buttoned up waistcoat, breeches, stockings, and buckled shoes. Terry wears a floor-length white dress with ruched trim, three-quarter length sleeves with layered ruffles, matching headpiece, beaded necklace, and holds a small bouquet.
