19th & 20th Century Sculpture
19th & 20th Century Sculpture
Edward Onslow Ford
Bust of Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) as Hamlet
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July 12, 11:37 AM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Edward Onslow Ford
British
1852 - 1901
Bust of Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) as Hamlet
signed and dated: E Onslow Ford / 1880
terracotta, on an ebonised wood base
bust: 23.5cm., 9 1/4 in.
base: 10cm., 4 in.
Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) was a renowned theatre man and actor manager in 19th century London. The present characterful and finely modelled bust depicts Sir Henry Irving as Shakespeare's Hamlet, as he produced and acted in several productions of Shakespeare in the London's Lyceum Theatre. A plaster version of the present bust is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv.no. S.292-1980).