Henry Irving as Charles I
| Henry Irving as Charles I | |
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| Artist | James Archer |
| Year | 1873 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 221.3 cm × 130 cm (87.1 in × 51 in) |
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Henry Irving as Charles I is an 1873 portrait painting by the British artist James Archer. [1] It depicts the English actor-manager Henry Irving, a celebrated figure of the Victorian era theatre. Irving is shown in costume for one of his greatest hits, the role of Charles I in the play of the same title by the Irish writer. William Gorman Wills. This appeared at the Lyceum Theatre in the West End for a lengthy run.
The picture was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1873 held at Burlington House in Piccadilly. Irving hung the painting in his own London residence. [2] The painting is now in the collection of the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery in Bournemouth having been gifted to the gallery by Merton Russell-Cotes, an art collector and former Mayor of Bournemouth in 1921 [3]
References
Bibliography
- Bills, Mark. Art in the Age of Queen Victoria: A Wealth of Depictions. Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, 2001.
- Richards, Jeffrey. Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and His World. Bloomsbury Academic, 2007.