Henry Irving as Mephistopheles

ca.1885

John Bernard Partridge

T&P

Full length portrait of Henry Irving as Mephistopheles in Faust. He wears a tight fitting red outfit with matching hat, there is a silver belt around his waist attached to which is a sword and scabbard. Painting does not reach to the edge of the page, there are details about the subject written in ink, and measurements written in pencil in the bottom margin.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: John Bernard Partridge
Classification: Painting
Medium: water-colour, paper, ink, pencil, painting (image-making), drawing (image-making)
Locations: region: Great Britain
Dimensions: Height: 31.0 cm Width: 20.5 cm
Departments: T&P
Accession Number: S.321-2011
Credit Line: Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Rights Statement: arr
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