Drawing
ca.1880 (drawn)
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Pen and ink caricature of the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) as he appeared in a production of The Corsican Brothers by Dion Boucicault, first performed at the Lyceum Theatre in September 1880. Drawn by the writer and actor Walter Weedon Grossmith (1854-1919).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Pen and ink caricature of the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) in a production of The Corsican Brothers by Dion Boucicault, first performed at the Lyceum Theatre, September 1880. Drawn by the writer and actor Walter Weedon Grossmith (1854-1919) |
| Physical description | Pen and ink cariacature of the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) in a production of The Corsican Brothers by Dion Boucicault. Full length figure dressed in a formal suit, shown in an attitude of despair. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Part of the Henry Irving archive (THM/37), the collection of Laurence Irving, given to the British Theatre Museum Association in 1959. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | The Corsican Brothers |
| Summary | Pen and ink caricature of the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) as he appeared in a production of The Corsican Brothers by Dion Boucicault, first performed at the Lyceum Theatre in September 1880. Drawn by the writer and actor Walter Weedon Grossmith (1854-1919). |
| Other number | 1959/W/17 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.909-2012 |
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| Record created | September 7, 2012 |
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