Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917) and A. E. George (d.1920)
John Beagles (1844 - 1907)
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1940
Materials
Photographic card, back printed as postcard
Measurements
138 x 87 mm
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1122238
Summary
Photograph of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as "Cardinal Wolsey" and A. E. George (d.1920) as "Duke of Norfolk" in King Henry VIII, possibly at His Majesty's Theatre, London in 1910 by J. Beagles.
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, on photograph, bottom left: DAILY MIRROR STUDIOS Front, below photograph, left: 566.N. Front, below photograph, right: BEAGLES' POSTCARDS Front, below photograph, centre: "KING HENRY VIII" Front, below photograph, centre left: SIR H. BEERBOHM TREE / AS "CARDINAL WOLSEY" Front, below photograph, centre right: MR. A. E. GEORGE. / AS "DUKE OF NORFOLK" Back, top right: J. BEAGLES & CO., LTD., E.C., PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS
Makers and roles
John Beagles (1844 - 1907), engraver and publisher The Daily Mirror.., photographer