Not currently on display at the V&A

Drawing

ca.1880-1900 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and ink caricature by Alfred Bryan, showing the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) and the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900).

Sir Henry Irving was one of the leading actors of the late 19th century. He became manager of the Lyceum Theatre in 1878 and continued to run the theatre until his death in 1905. In 1895 he became the first actor to be knighted for services to the theatre. Sir Arthur Sullivan was commissioned to compose incidental music for a number of Lyceum productions, including Macbeth (1888) and King Arthur(1895).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on card
Brief description
Pen and ink caricature by Alfred Bryan, showing the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) and the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
Physical description
Pen and ink drawing of the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving and the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. The sketch is drawn in a caricature style and shows the pair engaged in conversation. Sullivan has his hand outstretched towards Irving's jacket pocket.

Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Width: 8.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A.B.' (Artist's initials ink, lower left hand corner)
  • 'C B' (Initials in pencil, upper left hand corner )
  • 'Irving & Sullivan' (Pencil annotation on reverse)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subjects depicted
Summary
Pen and ink caricature by Alfred Bryan, showing the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) and the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900).

Sir Henry Irving was one of the leading actors of the late 19th century. He became manager of the Lyceum Theatre in 1878 and continued to run the theatre until his death in 1905. In 1895 he became the first actor to be knighted for services to the theatre. Sir Arthur Sullivan was commissioned to compose incidental music for a number of Lyceum productions, including Macbeth (1888) and King Arthur(1895).
Collection
Accession number
S.938-2012

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Record createdOctober 5, 2012
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