Miss Gertrude Elliott & Mr. Forbes Robertson in "Mice and Men"
John Beagles (1844 - 1907)
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Photographic card
Measurements
139 x 89 mm
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1337201
Summary
Black and white portrait photograph on a postcard of two actors , one of a woman in a long dress with flower corsage accepting a small bouquet from a gentleman in a dark coat and cravat. Printed below "Miss Gertrude Elliott & Mr. Forbes Robertson in "Mice and Men""; 'No. 362A' and 'J.B. & Co.'. On reverse, printed 'J. beagles & Co., London E.C. - Printed in England'. Same series as 1337240. Gertrude Elliott was an American, married to Forbes Robertson. The play "Mice and Men" was written by Madeleine Lucette Ryley.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
John Beagles (1844 - 1907), engraver and publisher