Not on display

Drawing

ca.1892 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Alfred Bryan (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (drawn)

Pen and ink drawing of the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) by Alfred Bryan (1852-1899). Irving is standing beside a peepshow labelled 'Lyceum Show' in which there are circular peep-holes labelled 'Becket' and 'King Lear'. The drawing is likely to date from 1892 as this is the year that Irving took the title role in the Lyceum production of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on card
Card
Ink
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Pen and ink drawing by Alfred Bryan of the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) standing beside a peepshow labelled 'Lyceum Show'
Physical description
Pen and ink drawing of the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving. He is shown leaning against a peepshow, labelled 'Lyceum Show', in which there are two circular peep-holes, the left hand hole labelled 'Becket' and the right hand one labelled 'King Lear'. Initialled by the artist 'A.B.'



Dimensions
  • Height: 22.7cm
  • Width: 14cm
Maximum. The top of the drawing is irregularly shaped and the upper left and upper right hand corners have been cut off
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A.B.' (Artist's initials, lower right hand corner)
  • 'Irving' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, upper right )
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Sir Henry Irving
Literary references
  • Becket
  • King Lear
Summary
Pen and ink drawing of the actor/manager Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) by Alfred Bryan (1852-1899). Irving is standing beside a peepshow labelled 'Lyceum Show' in which there are circular peep-holes labelled 'Becket' and 'King Lear'. The drawing is likely to date from 1892 as this is the year that Irving took the title role in the Lyceum production of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.923-2012

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Record createdOctober 4, 2012
Record URL
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