Frank Benson
(1858-1939), Actor and theatre managerSir Francis Robert ('Frank') Benson
Sitter in 25 portraits
by Reginald Grenville Eves
oil on canvas, 1924
NPG 3777
by Alexander Bassano
bromide print, 1877
NPG x85692
Frank Benson as 'Shylock' in 'The Merchant of Venice'
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1885
NPG x96406
Frank Benson as 'Shylock' in 'The Merchant of Venice'
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1885
NPG x96408
Frank Benson as 'Romeo' in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Bassano Ltd, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
bromide postcard print, 1886
NPG x193628
Frank Benson as 'Romeo' in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1886
NPG x96407
Frank Benson as 'Lysander' in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
by John & Lizzie Caswall Smith, published by Millar & Lang Ltd
hand-coloured halftone postcard print, 1890s
NPG x200531
by Lizzie Caswall Smith
bromide print, 1900s
NPG x45462
by Christina Broom
half-plate glass negative, 1910s
NPG x927
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1924
NPG x165036
by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1924
NPG x31552
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 23 April 1930
NPG x135072
by Bassano Ltd
bromide press print, 23 April 1930
NPG x137243
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, November 1934
NPG x165037
after Howard van Dusen, and after John Hassall
lithograph, early 20th century
NPG D31674
after Howard van Dusen, and after John Hassall
lithograph, early 20th century
NPG D4530
by Lizzie Caswall Smith, published by Virtue & Co
photogravure, 1900s
NPG x17961
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