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Portrait of an unidentified actor in Lillie Langtry's Company

Drawing
1902 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil, pen and ink, and wash drawing depicting a portrait of an unidentified actor in Lillie Langtry's Company at the Imperial Theatre. Inscribed 'An actor in Mrs Langtry's Company - name I forget'. From Craig's sketchbook of 1902.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of an unidentified actor in Lillie Langtry's Company (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink, and wash drawing
Brief description
Pencil, pen and ink, and wash drawing by Edward Gordon Craig depicting a portrait of an unidentified actor in Lillie Langtry's Company at the Imperial Theatre. Great Britain, 1902.
Physical description
Pencil, pen and ink, and wash drawing depicting a portrait of an unidentified actor in Lillie Langtry's Company at the Imperial Theatre. Inscribed 'An actor in Mrs Langtry's Company - name I forget'. From Craig's sketchbook of 1902.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Craig
Object history
Mrs Lillie Langtry, the actress, was lessee of the Imperial Theatre from 1900-03. Ellen Terry, Craig's mother, leased the theatre in April 1903 to promote her son's scenic ideas.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Department of Prints and Drawings, Theatre Costume Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum Colour Microfiche, Emmett Microform, 1983
Collection
Accession number
E.28-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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