Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) captures the acclaimed actor Henry Irving in stunning detail with these 8 high-quality images from 1906.
This download features 8 hi-res images, in jpeg format, that are all 300dpi and range in size from 1380 pixels wide/tall to 2208 pixels wide/tall.
Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905), christened John Henry Brodribb, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete responsibility (supervision of sets, lighting, direction, casting, as well as playing the leading roles) for season after season at the Lyceum Theatre in London's West End, establishing himself and his company as representative of English classical theatre. In 1895 he became the first actor to be awarded a knighthood, indicating full acceptance into the higher circles of British society.
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