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Sir John Martin-Harvey as Sydney Carton and Nina de Silva as Mimi in <i>The Only Way</i> by Freeman Wills and Frederick Langbridge

Charles Buchel

1939

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

British Romanticism Early Modern

Dominant colour

Sir John Martin-Harvey as Sydney Carton and Nina de Silva as Mimi in <i>The Only Way</i> by Freeman Wills and Frederick Langbridge is a 1939 paint by Charles Buchel, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Charles Buchel
When & what style?: 1939 · British Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows two actors on stage. They are dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The scene is from a play called "The Only Way". The actors are Sir John Martin-Harvey and Nina de Silva. The painting is interesting because it shows a moment from a play. You can see the actors' emotions and costumes. To learn more about the style of this painting, look at the work of artist Buchel, Charles.

The story of this work

Overview

The 1939 oil painting by Charles Buchel depicts actors Sir John Martin-Harvey and Nina de Silva taking their curtain call as Sydney Carton and Mimi in *The Only Way*, an adaptation of *A Tale of Two Cities*. Martin-Harvey is shown in a cream-colored coat and brown boots, while de Silva wears a gray-blue dress, both standing before a red curtain beneath a black proscenium arch inscribed with the word "Farewell" in gold letters. The artist signed the work in the lower right corner, where the dates 1899 and 1939 are also inscribed, marking the first and final years Martin-Harvey performed in the…

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About the artist

Artist

Charles Buchel

Charles Buchel (Karl August Büchel) (1872–1950) was a British artist. Buchel was born in Mainz, Germany, but immigrated to England as a child. Buchel studied art at the Royal Academy Schools. He was hired by the…

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