Portrait of Rupert D'Oyly Carte
Drawing
| Artist/Maker |
The bass-baritone singer and artist Fernando Autori (1886-1937) was born in Calatafini, Sicily, and despite originally wanting to become a painter, studied pharmacy at the University of Palermo before leaving to study singing with Antonio Cantelli. He made his debut as an opera singer in 1908 at the Teatro Bellini in Naples, and first appeared at La Scala, Milan in 1924. He made several successful appearances at Covent Garden and other European opera houses in the 1930s.
During his operatic career in London Autori came in contact with Rupert D’Oyly Carte (1876-1948), proprietor of the D’Oyly Carte Company from 1913 to 1948, whose portrait he drew along with those of other people associated with the company. Several of Autori’s portraits were commissioned to appear in the periodical The Tatler, including his portraits of theatre impresario Charles Cochran, the writer H.G. Wells and the politician Ramsay Macdonald.
During his operatic career in London Autori came in contact with Rupert D’Oyly Carte (1876-1948), proprietor of the D’Oyly Carte Company from 1913 to 1948, whose portrait he drew along with those of other people associated with the company. Several of Autori’s portraits were commissioned to appear in the periodical The Tatler, including his portraits of theatre impresario Charles Cochran, the writer H.G. Wells and the politician Ramsay Macdonald.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Rupert D'Oyly Carte (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Portrait of Rupert D'Oyly Carte (1876-1948). Crayon on cartridge board by Fernando Autori (1886- 1937) |
| Physical description | Portrait of Rupert D'Oyly Carte, full-length, standing, his hands by his sides. Crayon on art board Signed AVTORI |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Peter Parker |
| Object history | This drawing was inherited by Peter Parker, who bequeathed it to the museum, from his father Stanley Parker who was employed by the Savoy Hotel as a junior clerk in May 1909, straight from school. From that job, on the death of Helen D'Oyly Carte in 1913, he was picked by Rupert D'Oyly Carte to understudy Mr George A Richardson who managed the theatre from November 1911 to February 1915. In 1913 Stanley Parker became Rupert and (later) Bridget D'Oyly Carte's private secretary, also secretary of both the Savoy Theatre Ltd. and of the Opera Company. |
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| Summary | The bass-baritone singer and artist Fernando Autori (1886-1937) was born in Calatafini, Sicily, and despite originally wanting to become a painter, studied pharmacy at the University of Palermo before leaving to study singing with Antonio Cantelli. He made his debut as an opera singer in 1908 at the Teatro Bellini in Naples, and first appeared at La Scala, Milan in 1924. He made several successful appearances at Covent Garden and other European opera houses in the 1930s. During his operatic career in London Autori came in contact with Rupert D’Oyly Carte (1876-1948), proprietor of the D’Oyly Carte Company from 1913 to 1948, whose portrait he drew along with those of other people associated with the company. Several of Autori’s portraits were commissioned to appear in the periodical The Tatler, including his portraits of theatre impresario Charles Cochran, the writer H.G. Wells and the politician Ramsay Macdonald. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1037-2021 |
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| Record created | September 6, 2021 |
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