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Photographs: PH2243
Title
John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson
Subject
Artist
Newman, Arnold
Date
1979
Dimensions
height: 10.5cm
width: 15cm
width: 15cm
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt, March 2024.
Other number
E0159
Photographic postcard of actors Sir John Gielgud (left) and Sir Ralph Richardson (right). Photograph taken by Arnold Newman in 1979, the original portrait hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. They are both depicted half length in front of a white brick wall. Gielgud stands and faces the right, he wears a dark suit jacket, white shirt and tie and holds a cigarette in his left hand. Richardson sits and faces the viewer, he wears a grey checked jacket, dark waistcoat, white shirt and tie, he holds a cigar in his left hand and a cane in his right.
