Squire Bancroft as Jean de Sirieux in 'Fedora'
Print
25th August 1883 (published)
25th August 1883 (published)
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| Place of origin |
This image was originally produced from a photograph by The Bijou Photo Studios which operated at 204 Regent Street from 1883 until 1885. Its proprietor William Morris Crouch (1846-1907) worked as a portrait painter in Devon and in Liverpool before moving to London and taking over James Henderson's long-established photographic studio in Regent Street and renaming it the Bijou Photo Studio. In 1883 a series of 52 so-called Bijou Portraits printed by Charles Goodall & Son Ltd. was issued weekly, from 6 January to 29 December 1883, with facsimile signatures and quotations relating to the subject, as a supplement to the Saturday weekly London Society Magazine. The images were mostly of theatrical personalities but included other personalities of the day including a jockey, royalty, artists and authors.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Squire Bancroft as Jean de Sirieux in 'Fedora' (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph |
| Brief description | Print depicting the actor-manager Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) as Jean de Siriex in Sardou's play Fedora, Haymarket Theatre, 5 May 1883. Bijou Portrait no.34, signed by the artist Phil May (1864-1903), printed by Charles Goodall & Son and published as a supplement to London Society Magazine, 25 August 1883 |
| Physical description | Print depicting Squire Bancroft, full length figure in evening dress resting his right hand on a cane, with facsimile signature in lower right hand corner. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This image was originally produced from a photograph by The Bijou Photo Studios which operated at 204 Regent Street from 1883 until 1885. Its proprietor William Morris Crouch (1846-1907) worked as a portrait painter in Devon and in Liverpool before moving to London and taking over James Henderson's long-established photographic studio in Regent Street and renaming it the Bijou Photo Studio. In 1883 a series of 52 so-called Bijou Portraits printed by Charles Goodall & Son Ltd. was issued weekly, from 6 January to 29 December 1883, with facsimile signatures and quotations relating to the subject, as a supplement to the Saturday weekly London Society Magazine. The images were mostly of theatrical personalities but included other personalities of the day including a jockey, royalty, artists and authors. |
| Associated object | |
| Other number | F.143-26 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.3459-2009 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2009 |
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