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Fanny Vining

Print
ca. mid nineteenth century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (printers)
Paine of Islington (photographers)
Mayall (artists)
Maguire, H.C. (engravers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

Print of Fanny Vining (1829-1891), the English actress, wife of the American actor E.L. Davenport and mother of the actors Fanny Davenport (1850-1898) and Harry Davenport (1866-1949)


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleFanny Vining (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Print showing the actress Fanny Vining (1829-1891), mid nineteenth century
Physical description
Print showing the actress Fanny Vining (1829-1891). The print features a three quarter head and shoulders portrait of Vining who is shown in a seated position, her left elbow resting on the table beside her. She is wearing a plain dark dress with a low v-shaped neckline and a full skirt. Her hair is dress in soft ringlets, with a single rose pinned to the side. She also wears an oval cameo brooch at the centre front of her bodice and a small bracelet on her right wrist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.1cm (Note: The print is mounted cream paper and the edges are uneven, the measurements recorded are therefore from the paper on which the print is mounted, rather than the print itself.)
  • Width: 27.6cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Vining
Summary
Print of Fanny Vining (1829-1891), the English actress, wife of the American actor E.L. Davenport and mother of the actors Fanny Davenport (1850-1898) and Harry Davenport (1866-1949)
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.489-2015

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Record createdApril 20, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1313086/fanny-vining-print-mayall/
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