Photographs: PH2013

Title

John Lawrence Toole

Subject

Toole, John Lawrence

Artist

Baugh & Bensley (London, England)

Dimensions

height: 10cm
width: 6.2cm

Inscription/signature

Printed on front: "BAUGH & BENSLEY."

Other number

E0165

Exhibition history

Presented by Michael Gaunt, March 2026.

Carte-de-visite depicting actor John Lawrence Toole as Azucena in Henry J. Byron's burlesque 'Ill-Treated Trovatore', performed at the Adelphi Theatre, May 1863. He is depicted full length and standing facing the viewer. He wears a costume consisting of a skirt, embroidered blouse, scarf tied at the waist, pouch hanging from a belt, and headscarf.