[Rarebooks] FS: Fine Signed Photograph of actor Henry Irving Inscribed to John Drinkwater

[Charles Agvent]

IRVING, Sir Henry. SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH INSCRIBED TO JOHN DRINKWATER.
Fine  7"  x 11" studio portrait by Walery, Photographer to the  Queen,
on  a  13"  x 18" matted photographer's board. INSCRIBED  "with  every
good  wish"  to John Drinkwater, fellow actor and theater  manager  as
well  as the father of the poet John Drinkwater, and SIGNED and  dated
1889  by  Irving. The photograph depicts Irving seated holding a  book
with  his  inscription  placed vertically in the upper  blank  margin.
Born John Henry Brodribb in the Somerset village of Keinton Mandevill,
the  young  Irving grew up in a very religious family where  he  first
acquired  an  interest in capturing an audience by watching  preachers
in  church. Inspired by his beloved American writer Washington Irving,
he  changed his name to Henry Irving and began his professional acting
career  at  the  age  of 18. Successful as both  actor  and  producer,
Irving  in 1895, at the age of 57, became the first actor ever honored
with  a knighthood. Some staining and tape marks on the verso, but the
photograph is sharp and clear. Fine                            $850.00

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