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Betty Hardy

Photograph
mid 20th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Wilding, Dorothy (photographers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (photographed)

Photographic portrait of Betty Hardy in The Anatomist by Dorothy Wilding, mid 20th century.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleBetty Hardy (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Photographic Paper
Photographic Gelatin
Photography
Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description
Photographic portrait of Betty Hardy in The Anatomist by Dorothy Wilding, mid 20th century
Physical description
Photographic portrait of Betty Hardy in costume as Marybelle in The Anatomist by Dorothy Wilding, mid 20th century. Hardy is photographed in profile and is wearing a bonnet and dress. There are white highlights painted onto the photograph.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.6cm
  • Width: 18.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Miss Betty Hardy / The clever young actress as she appears in the part / of "Marybelle" in the "Anatomist" at the Westminster Theatre. / In this clever play (which seems to be going to enjoy a / successful run) Henry Ainley makes his welcome reappearance, / after his recent illness, in the part of "[?]" / a famous character in Edinburgh during the last century' (A typewritten sticker adhered to the reverse.)
  • 'Woman's Page / Tuesday / 1 col + 7 ins' (Written in pencil on the reverse. Als includes notes for framing and mounting.)
  • 'Please Acknowledge / Camera Portrait by / Dorothy Wilding / 22, Old Bond Street, W.1.' (Stamped on the reverse.)
  • 'The copyright of this / picture belongs to / Dorothy Wilding / in England & U.S.A.' (Stamped on the reverse.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Hardy, Betty
Summary
Photographic portrait of Betty Hardy in The Anatomist by Dorothy Wilding, mid 20th century.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1591-2015

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Record createdAugust 11, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1319101/betty-hardy-photograph-wilding-dorothy/
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