Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

by Doris Clare Zinkeisen
oil on canvas, exhibited 1925
36 in. x 28 in. (916 mm x 712 mm)
Purchased, 1999
Primary Collection
NPG 6488

Sitter

Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986), Actress. Sitter in 7 portraits.

Artist

Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1898-1991), Painter, stage-set and costume designer, writer and equestrian champion. Artist of 2 portraits, Sitter in 15 portraits.

This Portrait

The portrait shows the actress in role, possibly as Nell Gwyn, in the early years of her stage career.

Linked Publications

Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 361