H Beard Print Collection
1903
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1903
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1903 by Ellis & Walery, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows George Alexander playing François Villon in *If I Were King*. It’s a theatrical portrait made from a photograph by Ellis & Walery around 1903. The stage role was popular in early 1900s London. This print was later kept by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Look up Ellis & Walery next if you want to see more of their work.
The print portrays George Alexander in the role of François Villon from the production *If I Were King*, based on an original photograph by Ellis & Walery from 1903. The reverse side includes an article about Alexander.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Ellis & Walery were the go-to photographers for London’s theatre crowd in the late 1800s, printing poses of actors mid-scowl or mid-song on cabinet cards you could buy at the stage door.
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