Not currently on display at the V&A

Print

18th October 1905 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting the actor Sir Henry Irving, taken from a supplement to The Sketch, published in October 1905, to mark Sir Henry's death.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printing
Brief description
Print depicting Henry Irving, taken from a supplement to The Sketch, published 1905.
Physical description
Print depicting Henry Irving. Head and shoulder portrait within a grey frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.3cm
  • Width: 38.4cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'The Greatest British Actor of His Time' (Printed above image)
  • 'THE LATE SIR HENRY IRVING, / Born at Keinton Mandeville, February 6th 1838; died at Bradford, October 13th, 1905' (Printed under image)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Summary
Print depicting the actor Sir Henry Irving, taken from a supplement to The Sketch, published in October 1905, to mark Sir Henry's death.
Collection
Accession number
S.422-2011

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Record createdMay 24, 2011
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