Mary Anne (Fanny) Stirling, Lady Gregory (1815-1895)
Window and Grove [photographers] London
Category
Photographs
Date
Jul 1882
Materials
Photographic paper on card mount
Measurements
165 x 109 mm
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Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1119307
Summary
Photograph, Mrs Fanny (Mary Anne) Stirling as the Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet"
Provenance
Photograph believed to have been owned by, or given to, Ellen Terry (1847 - 1928) or her daughter Edith Craigh (1869 - 1947) and came to the National Trust in 1939 when Edith Craig transferred Smallhythe Place (including buildings, land and contents) to the Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
Front, below photograph: MRS STIRLING AS THE "NURSE" IN "ROMEO AND JULIET" / WINDOW & GROVE 63A BAKER STREET, W. / Photographers to the Royal Family Back, across width of card mount: "Maiden!" / "Standing, with reluctant feet," / "Where the brook & river meet," / "Womanhood & childhood fleet"! / "Bear a lily in thy hand;" / "Gates of brass cannot withstand" / "One touch of that Magic Wand"! / Dear Edith, / from "Juliet"s old "Nurse", / Fanny Stirling. July 1882.
Makers and roles
Window and Grove [photographers] London, photographer