Drawing
1890-1920 (painted)
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This painted illustration was created for publication in a newspaper/illustrated magazine, probably the Penny Illustrated Paper. It shows the actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865–1940) announcing 'The Relief' at the Royalty Theatre. The actress is dressed in a long sleeved, square necked gown which fits closely to her figure. She is standing on a stage and below her audience members are raising handfuls of bank notes. The artist is not identified and the image is not dated.
Born Beatrice Stella Tanner in Kensington she made her professional stage debut in 1888 at the Alexandra Theatre, Liverpool, four years after her marriage to Patrick Campbell. She continued to be known as Mrs.Patrick Campbell, even after the death of her first husband in 1900, and first achieved major success after starring in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's play, The Second Mrs Tanqueray, in 1893, at St. James's Theatre. She continued to act, both on the stage, and screen, until her retirement in the 1930s.
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.
Born Beatrice Stella Tanner in Kensington she made her professional stage debut in 1888 at the Alexandra Theatre, Liverpool, four years after her marriage to Patrick Campbell. She continued to be known as Mrs.Patrick Campbell, even after the death of her first husband in 1900, and first achieved major success after starring in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's play, The Second Mrs Tanqueray, in 1893, at St. James's Theatre. She continued to act, both on the stage, and screen, until her retirement in the 1930s.
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 | paint on paper |
| Brief description | Painted illustration created for publication in a newspaper/illustrated magazine, probably the Penny Illustrated Paper. It shows the actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865–1940) announcing 'The Relief' at the Royalty Theatre. Given by Sir William Ingram in 1914. |
| Physical description | Painted illustration created for publication in a newspaper/illustrated magazine, probably the Penny Illustrated Paper. It shows the actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865–1940) announcing 'The Relief' at the Royalty Theatre. It shows the actress dressed in a long sleeved, square necked gown which fits closely to her figure. She is standing on a stage and below her audience members are raising handfuls of bank notes. The artist is not identified and the image is not dated. |
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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 occassions 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 nineteenth 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 the First World War. |
| Historical context | This sketch was one of a group of prints and pencil and pen and ink sketches donated to the museum in 1914 by Sir William Ingram (1847–1924). Part of this collection was originally donated to the Prints and Drawings Department with the majority later passing to the Theatre and Performance Department. The full collection includes work by a variety of artists amongst whom are: A. J Finberg; Ralph Cleaver; F.V.Poole and Rossi Ashton. Though not all the publications for which they were created are identified the majority of the sketches were commissioned for, and appeared in, The Illustrated London News, The English Illustrated Magazine or The Sketch. Sir William Ingram became the proprietor of The Illustrated London News in the mid to late 1870s and remained in post until circa 1900 when he was succeeded by his he was succeeded by his son, Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877–1963). He also became the proprietor of The Sketch amongst other papers in which capacity he gave commissions to many leading artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. |
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| Summary | This painted illustration was created for publication in a newspaper/illustrated magazine, probably the Penny Illustrated Paper. It shows the actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865–1940) announcing 'The Relief' at the Royalty Theatre. The actress is dressed in a long sleeved, square necked gown which fits closely to her figure. She is standing on a stage and below her audience members are raising handfuls of bank notes. The artist is not identified and the image is not dated. Born Beatrice Stella Tanner in Kensington she made her professional stage debut in 1888 at the Alexandra Theatre, Liverpool, four years after her marriage to Patrick Campbell. She continued to be known as Mrs.Patrick Campbell, even after the death of her first husband in 1900, and first achieved major success after starring in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's play, The Second Mrs Tanqueray, in 1893, at St. James's Theatre. She continued to act, both on the stage, and screen, until her retirement in the 1930s. 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.375-2011 |
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| Record created | December 20, 2011 |
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