[(?)Rutland Barrington as Archibald Grosvenor in 'Patience.'] Photographer: Elliott and Fry
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length cabinet portrait of a reclining aesthete, gazing at a lily. Rutland Barrington took this role in the 1881 production of 'Patience.'
[Portrait of Marie Antoinette Anderson as Galatea in Gilbert's 'Pygmalion and Galatea.'] Photographer: Elliott and Fry
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length cabinet portrait of the actress Marie Antoinette Anderson (1859-1940), in Grecian dress, reclining on a leopard skin.
[Portrait of George and Effie Bancroft, taken in Milan.] Photographer: Guigoni and Bossi
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length seated cabinet portrait of George Pleydell Bancroft (1868-1956) and his wife Effie (d. 1934). The couple married in 1893 and this portrait probably dates from around this period.
Miss Mary Anderson. Photographer: Downey, William and Daniel
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders profile cabinet portrait of the American actress Marie Antoinette Anderson (1859-1940), probably taken in the 1880s, when she appeared in numerous British productions. The photograph may date from 1888 when she appeared as Galatea in Gilbert's 'Pyg...
Inscription: Inscribed on print, 'To dear Mrs Gilbert from Julia Neilson.' Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders cabinet portrait of the actress Julia Emilie Neilson (1868-1957).
Inscription: Inscribed, 'With all good wishes for the New Year from Decima Moore.' Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of the actress Decima Moore (1871-1964).