Caption

Mr. Henry Irving as Cardinal Wolsey, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Downey, William & Daniel, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1883 - in or before 1893, paper, photoaquatint, height 216 mm x width 148 mm, Person, Henry Irving, portrait of actor, actress, A seated person wearing a long, flowing robe with visible buttons down the front and a square hat sits in a high-backed chair with a fringed armrest. The person rests one elbow on the chair arm and supports their head with a hand, looking slightly forward with a contemplative facial expression. The other hand holds a rolled object near the fringed armrest. The chair has a decorative finial at the top and dark upholstery. The background is plain and darker than the foreground, and the overall image is monochromatic with soft shadows and fabric folds visible across the robe.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A98_344

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.5Mb (9.3Mb) / 10.9in x 16.5in / 3276 x 4956 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mr Henry Irving Cardinal Wolsey page photomechanical print photographer Downey William & Daniel cliché maker anonymous c 1883 - 1893 paper photoaquatint height 216 mm x width 148 mm Person portrait actor actress seated person wearing long flowing robe visible buttons down front square hat sits high-backed chair fringed armrest person rests elbow chair arm supports head hand looking slightly forward contemplative facial expression hand holds rolled object near chair decorative finial top dark upholstery background plain darker foreground image monochromatic soft shadows fabric folds visible across robe