Drawing
26/09/1900 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
Pen and ink illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Press. It shows Miss Edith Wynne Matthison and Mr. Allan Aynesworth and Mr. Herbert Waring in a production of "The Lackeys Carnival" by Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929) at The Duke of York's Theatre.
The sketch is not signed, but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn in September 26th, 1900.
The sketch is not signed, but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn in September 26th, 1900.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | paint on drawing board |
| Brief description | Pen and ink illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Press. It shows Miss Edith Wynne Matthison and Mr. Allan Aynesworth and Mr. Herbert Waring in a production of "The Lackeys Carnival" at The Duke of York's Theatre. The sketch is not signed, but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn in September 26th, 1900 |
| Physical description | Pen and ink illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Press. It shows Miss Edith Wynne Matthison and Mr. Allan Aynesworth and Mr. Herbert Waring in a production of "The Lackeys Carnival" at The Duke of York's Theatre. The sketch is not signed, but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn in September 26th, 1900. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir William Ingram |
| Object history | |
| Historical context | This sketch was one of a group of prints and pencil and pen and ink sketches donated to the museum in 1914 by Sir William Ingram (1847–1924). Part of this collection was originally donated to the Prints and Drawings Department with the majority later passing to the Theatre and Performance Department. The full collection includes work by a variety of artists amongst whom are: A. J Finberg; Ralph Cleaver; F.V.Poole and Rossi Ashton. Though not all the publications for which they were created are identified the majority of the sketches were commissioned for, and appeared in, The Illustrated London News, The English Illustrated Magazine or The Sketch. Sir William Ingram became the proprietor of The Illustrated London News in the mid to late 1870s and remained in post until circa 1900 when he was succeeded by his he was succeeded by his son, Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877–1963). He also became the proprietor of The Sketch amongst other papers in which capacity he gave commissions to many leading artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. |
| Subjects depicted | |
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| Literary reference | The Lackey's Carnival |
| Summary | Pen and ink illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Press. It shows Miss Edith Wynne Matthison and Mr. Allan Aynesworth and Mr. Herbert Waring in a production of "The Lackeys Carnival" by Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929) at The Duke of York's Theatre. The sketch is not signed, but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn in September 26th, 1900. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.3635-2013 |
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| Record created | September 13, 2013 |
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