Print Collection

1898

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Interior

About this work

This print shows Ellen Terry as Ophelia, cut into wood by her son in 1898. It’s one of the few woodcuts he made, and it turns a famous stage role into quiet art. Ellen Terry played Ophelia on stage years earlier. Her son chose a single moment from that play for this small print. Look next at the Victoria and Albert Museum.