Untitled
1851
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1851
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1851 by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man giving a speech on stage. He's standing at a podium, dressed in formal clothes. The man is William Charles Macready, an actor, and this is his farewell speech. Macready had a big career in theater, but he didn't start out that way. He was supposed to go to Oxford University, but his family's financial troubles changed his plans. He ended up working in theater to help his family. You can learn more about this kind of artwork at the museum: Victoria and Albert Museum.
An engraved portrait depicts the actor William Charles Macready (1793–1873) delivering his Farewell Address at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1851.
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