Sam Sothern (George Evelyn Augustus Turnley Sothern)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sam Sothern (George Evelyn Augustus Turnley Sothern)
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink
15 1/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. (387 mm x 241 mm)
Transferred from National Portrait Gallery Reference Collection, 1994
Primary Collection
NPG 6251(58)
Sitterback to top
- Sam Sothern (George Evelyn Augustus Turnley Sothern) (baptised 1866-1920), Actor. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Harry Furniss (1854-1925), Caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 435 portraits, Sitter in 13 portraits.
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Simon K Reed
29 October 2016, 15:44
This drawing by Harry Furniss, which purports to be Edward Hugh Sothern is actually his brother George Evelyn Augustus Turnley Sothern, also an actor known by his stage name 'Sam' Sothern. I have a portrait of George, which will corroborate this assertion. E H looks nothing like him.