Sketch
1922 (painted)
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A painting showing Ellen Terry standing on the roof of Burleigh Mansions, London. She is wrapped in a long, swirling pale grey cloak, her hair fastened in a knot at the side of head. She stands in front of a view across the rooftops of the city.
A note on the back of the painting (written by the artist) describes the images as "E.T. on leads at Burleigh Mansions. She called it walking on the Ramparts".
The image was drawn by the writer Marguerite Steen who befriended Ellen Terry late in her life, having spent three years at part of the acting company managed by Terry's brother, Fred. Steen took up writing, partly on Ellen's advice, and later wrote a biography of the Terry Family entitled 'A Pride of Terrys'.
A note on the back of the painting (written by the artist) describes the images as "E.T. on leads at Burleigh Mansions. She called it walking on the Ramparts".
The image was drawn by the writer Marguerite Steen who befriended Ellen Terry late in her life, having spent three years at part of the acting company managed by Terry's brother, Fred. Steen took up writing, partly on Ellen's advice, and later wrote a biography of the Terry Family entitled 'A Pride of Terrys'.
Object details
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| Brief description | Sketch of Ellen Terry on the roof at Burleigh Mansions, painted by Marguerite Steen, 1922. |
| Physical description | A painting showing Ellen Terry standing on the roof of Burleigh Mansions, London. She is wrapped in a long, swirling pale grey cloak, her hair fastened in a knot at the side of her head. She stands in front of a view across the rooftops of the city. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Object history | Bequest from Marguerite Steen |
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| Summary | A painting showing Ellen Terry standing on the roof of Burleigh Mansions, London. She is wrapped in a long, swirling pale grey cloak, her hair fastened in a knot at the side of head. She stands in front of a view across the rooftops of the city. A note on the back of the painting (written by the artist) describes the images as "E.T. on leads at Burleigh Mansions. She called it walking on the Ramparts". The image was drawn by the writer Marguerite Steen who befriended Ellen Terry late in her life, having spent three years at part of the acting company managed by Terry's brother, Fred. Steen took up writing, partly on Ellen's advice, and later wrote a biography of the Terry Family entitled 'A Pride of Terrys'. |
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| Accession number | S.383-1985 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2010 |
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