Print Collection
Mezzotint
1919 (printed)
1919 (printed)
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This mezzotint portrait shows the actor Fred Terry in the role of Sir Percy Blakeney from the stage adaptation of Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel. This production (which Terry and his wife and partner Julia Neilson adapted for the stage with J. M. Barstow) premiered at the Haymarket Theatre in 1905. It proved extremely popular, and was frequently revived, establishing Sir Percy Blakeney as one of Terry's most famous roles.
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| Title | Print Collection (named collection) |
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| Brief description | Sepia mezzotint portrait of Fred Terry in the role of Sir Percy Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel, H.Scott Broughton, 1919. |
| Physical description | A sepia mezzotint three-quarter length portrait showing Fred Terry dressed in the white, wide collared jacket and ornately folded neckcloth that characterised his costume for Sir Percy Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel. |
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| Literary reference | The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| Summary | This mezzotint portrait shows the actor Fred Terry in the role of Sir Percy Blakeney from the stage adaptation of Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel. This production (which Terry and his wife and partner Julia Neilson adapted for the stage with J. M. Barstow) premiered at the Haymarket Theatre in 1905. It proved extremely popular, and was frequently revived, establishing Sir Percy Blakeney as one of Terry's most famous roles. |
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| Accession number | S.1235-1986 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2010 |
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