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
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