Drawing
late 19th century (drawn)
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This pen and ink sketch shows the actor and musical hall performer Herbert Campbell [real name Herbert Story] (1844-1904). It was drawn by the artist Alick P.F. Ritchie (1868-1938) and was created for reproduction in a newspaper/magazine, possibly the Penny Illustrated Paper. This paper, priced 1d per issue, was published on a weekly basis between 12 October 1861 - 28 December 1907.
Herbert Campbell is most famous for the 22 years he spent starring in the annual Drury Lane pantomime, where, from 1889, he built up an extremely successful stage partnership with the renowned pantomime Dame, Dan Leno (1860-1904). Campbell also had a successful solo career in the music halls with an act founded upon his comic songs and exaggerated 'cockney' humour.
This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
Herbert Campbell is most famous for the 22 years he spent starring in the annual Drury Lane pantomime, where, from 1889, he built up an extremely successful stage partnership with the renowned pantomime Dame, Dan Leno (1860-1904). Campbell also had a successful solo career in the music halls with an act founded upon his comic songs and exaggerated 'cockney' humour.
This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on drawing board |
| Brief description | Pen and ink drawing for publication in a magazine/newspaper of the music hall performer Herbert Campbell (1844–1904) by the painter Alick P.F. Ritchie (1868-1938). Given by Sir William Ingram. |
| Physical description | Illustration in pen and black ink of the actor and musical hall performer Herbert Campbell (1844-1904) by the artist Alick. P.F. Ritchie (1868-1938). The image was created for reproduction in a newspaper/magazine. It shows a side, three-quarter, view of Campbell dressed in a top hat, suit and neck tie. His right hand is in his pocket, his left is outstretched, and he is standing on the edge of a stage facing out towards the audience. Annotated in blue pencil crayon with Campbell's name in the top left corner, and on the right, with the quote "Up I came with my little lot / And my lot took the cake." |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir William Ingram |
| Object history | Sir William Ingram (27 October 1847 – 18 December 1924) was a Liberal politician who was elected to, and sat in, the House of Commons on three occasions between 1878 and 1895. He was also the Managing Director of The Illustrated London News from the late 1870s until 1900 and became the proprietor of a number of additional publications including The Sketch and The English Illustrated Magazine. The Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper. Founded by Sir William Ingram’s father, Herbert Ingram, in 1842 the first edition was sold on 14th May 1842 at a cost of sixpence per copy. Building from an original circulation of 26,000 to in excess of 300,000 at its peak, The Illustrated London News remained in print until 2003 and commissioned illustrations from many of the leading artists of the late 19th century. Photographs were used alongside illustrations from the late 19th century onwards but illustrations were a major feature of paper until after the end of First World War. |
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| Summary | This pen and ink sketch shows the actor and musical hall performer Herbert Campbell [real name Herbert Story] (1844-1904). It was drawn by the artist Alick P.F. Ritchie (1868-1938) and was created for reproduction in a newspaper/magazine, possibly the Penny Illustrated Paper. This paper, priced 1d per issue, was published on a weekly basis between 12 October 1861 - 28 December 1907. Herbert Campbell is most famous for the 22 years he spent starring in the annual Drury Lane pantomime, where, from 1889, he built up an extremely successful stage partnership with the renowned pantomime Dame, Dan Leno (1860-1904). Campbell also had a successful solo career in the music halls with an act founded upon his comic songs and exaggerated 'cockney' humour. This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914. |
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| Accession number | S.351-2011 |
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| Record created | May 19, 2011 |
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