Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905), Actor-manager
Sir Henry Irving (John Henry Brodribb)
Sitter associated with 111 portraits
Actor; first achieved success on the London stage in the 1860s and, in 1867, played for the first time with Ellen Terry, beginning their famous theatrical association. He established his reputation as a tragedian with his Hamlet at the Lyceum in 1874 and played many Shakespearean and classic roles in a style which was individual and controversial, but which held audiences spellbound. A great manager as well as actor, Irving organized several American and Canadian tours, received many honours, and was the first actor to be knighted.
by Jules Bastien-Lepage
oil on canvas, 1880
On display in Room 28 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1560
by Philip William ('Phil') May
pen and ink, circa 1880s
NPG 1611
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3471
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, circa 1882
NPG 5073
copy by (Edward) Onslow Ford
bronze bust, (1883)
On display in Room 28 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5689
by Harry M. Allen, after Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
oil on canvas, (circa 1884)
NPG 1453
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
silhouette
NPG 3538
The Royal Academy Conversazione, 1891
by G. Grenville Manton
pen, ink and gouache, 1891
NPG 2820
by Philip William ('Phil') May
pencil, 1899
NPG 3679
by Philip William ('Phil') May
pencil, 1899
NPG 3680
by Philip William ('Phil') May
pencil, 1899
NPG 3681
by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print, early-mid 1900s
NPG P143
Sir Henry Irving as Dubosc in 'The Lyons Mail'
by James Ferrier Pryde
pencil and gouache on paper laid on board
NPG 6567
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype on card mount, 1868
NPG x17929
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype on card mount, 1868
NPG x17935
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax46233
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax17874
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax28579
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870
NPG Ax18153
by Fradelle & Leach
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG Ax18154
Sir Henry Irving as Mathias in 'The Bells'
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG Ax18155
by Fradelle & Leach, published by Figaro Office
woodburytype, 1872
NPG x17932
Sir Henry Irving (John Henry Brodribb) as 'King Charles I'
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by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, published by J. Beagles & Co
matte bromide postcard print, 1873
NPG x160516
by Joshua James Foster, for Dickinson Brothers & Foster
albumen cabinet card, 1876
NPG x3676
by Joshua James Foster, for Dickinson Brothers & Foster
albumen cabinet card, 1876
NPG x12128
by Unknown photographer
woodburytype, late 1870s
NPG x132955
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Wyman & Sons
woodburytype, published 1 August 1878
NPG x17925
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Wyman & Sons
woodburytype, published 1 August 1878
NPG Ax28263
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen cabinet card, 1879
NPG x12129
Sir Henry Irving as Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice'
by Virtue & Co, after Edward Lyddell Sawyer
photogravure, 1879
NPG x17924
Sir Henry Irving as Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice'
by Edward Lyddell Sawyer
woodburytype, 1879
NPG Ax7706
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Hardwicke & Bogue
woodburytype, 1868; published 1879
NPG Ax45749
by Unknown photographer
carbon print, 1880s
NPG x17927
by Window & Grove
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x46688
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1880s
NPG x17930
by Lock & Whitfield
albumen cabinet card, circa 1883
NPG x22244
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1883
NPG Ax17711
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1883
NPG x17933
by Warwick Brookes
platinum print on card mount, 1888
NPG x12130
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Richard Bentley & Son
carbon print on card mount, published 1888
NPG x12127
by Herbert Rose Barraud
albumen cabinet card, circa 1888
NPG x12126
by Warwick Brookes, published by Strand Publishing Company
carbon print, 1888; published 1 January 1889
NPG Ax9334
by Walker & Boutall, possibly after Sir Emery Walker
photogravure, 1890s
NPG x17931
by Alfred Ellis
woodburytype large format print, 1890s
NPG x17934
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1890s
NPG x19631
by Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on cream card mount, 1892
NPG x127444
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1892
NPG x127920
Sir Henry Irving as Cardinal Wolsey in 'Henry VIII'
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, circa 1892; published 1893
NPG x134583
Sir Henry Irving as Cardinal Wolsey in 'Henry VIII'
by W. & D. Downey, copy by Virtue & Co
photogravure, circa 1892
NPG x17923
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1892
NPG x12558
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, (1892)
NPG x82277
Sir Henry Irving as Cardinal Wolsey in 'Henry VIII'
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, circa 1892; published 1893
NPG Ax16147
Sir Henry Irving as Thomas à Beckett in 'Becket'
by Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (later The Cameron Studio), published by T. Fisher Unwin
photogravure, published 1893
NPG Ax29148
by William Henry Grove, for Window & Grove
albumen cabinet card, 1895
NPG x22245
by William Henry Grove, for Window & Grove
carbon print, published 1 March 1895
NPG x17926
by William Henry Grove, for Window & Grove
carbon print, published 1 March 1895
NPG Ax28874
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