- Object name(s):
- Drawing
- Brief description:
- Pen and ink illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably <i>The Penny Illustrated Paper</i>. It shows a series of scenes from Act 1 and Act II of a production of <i>Frocks and Frills</i> at the Haymarket Theatre in 1902. Each sketch is labelled with the name of the character and performer. The sketch was drawn by the artist F.V.Poole.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Entertainment & Leisure
- Associated concept:
- Drawings
- Content - person:
- Herbert Sleath
- Content - person:
- Grace Lane
- Content - person:
- Jeffreys
- Content - person:
- Cyril Maude
- Content - person:
- Lottie Venne
- Content - person:
- Eric Lewis
- Credit line:
- Given by Sir William Ingram
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2013GT1049/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Length
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 26.5
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 18
- Inscription content:
- "Frocks & Frills". Haymarket.
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten caption in ink below the sketch
- Inscription content:
- PIP 4 1/2 inch Tuesday
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten annotation in pencil at the base of the sketch
- Inscription content:
- 'Noel Viscoun Doughton'/(Mr Herbert Sleath)
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten annotation in ink above the top left hand sketch.
- Inscription content:
- 'Dowager Lady Athelstan'/(Mrs Calvert)
- Inscription interpretation:
- Annotation in ink at the base of the sketch on the far right, top.
- Inscription content:
- 'Olive'/(Miss Grace Lane)
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten annotation in ink beneath the sketch at the left hand centre
- Inscription content:
- Act I
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten annotation in ink below the top section of images
- Inscription content:
- Mrs Martinez/Miss Lottie Venne
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten annotation in ink to the right of the the sketch on the far right hand side.
- Inscription content:
- Olive
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten annotation in ink, above the sketch, centre.
- Inscription content:
- Act III
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten annotation above the sketches at the base
- Inscription content:
- 'Lady Pomeroy'/(Miss Ellis/Jeffreys)
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten annotation in ink, above the sketch in the bottom centre
- Inscription content:
- 'Earl Athelstan'/(Mr Eric Lewis)
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten annotation above the sketch in the bottom right hand corner.
- Inscription content:
- 'Sir Richard/Kettle'/(Mr Cryil Maude)
- Inscription interpretation:
- Handwritten annotation in ink, far left hand side, base.
- Material:
- ink
- Material:
- drawing board
- Object history note:
- Sir William Ingram (27 October 1847 – 18 December 1924) was a Liberal politician who was elected to, and sat, in the House of Commons on three occassions between 1878 and 1895. He was also the Managing Director of The Illustrated London News from the late 1870s until 1900 and became the proprietor of a number of additional publications including The Sketch and The English Illustrated Magazine. The Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper. Founded by Sir William Ingram’s father, Herbert Ingram, in 1842 the first edition was sold on 14th May 1842 at a cost of sixpence per copy. Building from an original circulation of 26,000 to in excess of 300,000 at its peak, The Illustrated London News remained in print until 2003 and commissioned illustrations from many of the leading artists of the late nineteenth century. Photographs were used alongside illustrations from the late 19th century onwards but illustrations were a major feature of paper until after the end of the First World War.
- Object history note:
- This sketch was one of a group of prints and pencil and pen and ink sketches donated to the museum in 1914 by Sir William Ingram (1847–1924). Part of this collection was originally donated to the Prints and Drawings Department with the majority later passing to the Theatre and Performance Department. The full collection includes work by a variety of artists amongst whom are: A. J Finberg; Ralph Cleaver; F.V.Poole and Rossi Ashton. Though not all the publications for which they were created are identified the majority of the sketches were commissioned for, and appeared in, The Illustrated London News, The English Illustrated Magazine or The Sketch. Sir William Ingram became the proprietor of The Illustrated London News in the mid to late 1870s and remained in post until circa 1900 when he was succeeded by his he was succeeded by his son, Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877–1963). He also became the proprietor of The Sketch amongst other papers in which capacity he gave commissions to many leading artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
- Object name:
- Drawing
- Object number:
- S.403-2012
- Object production date:
- 1902
- Date - association:
- drawn
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1902-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1902-12-31
- Object production person:
- Frederick Victor Poole
- Person's association:
- drawn
- Object production place:
- London
- Place association:
- drawn
- Physical description:
- Pen and ink illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably <i>The Penny Illustrated Paper</i>. It shows a series of scenes from Act 1 and Act II of a production of <i>Frocks and Frills</i> at the Haymarket Theatre in 1902. Each sketch is labelled with the name of the character and performer. The sketch was drawn by the artist F.V.Poole.
- Reproduction number:
- 2013GT1049
- Responsible department/section:
- T&P
- Technique:
- drawn
- Technique:
- pen and ink on drawing board
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- Text:
- Pen and ink illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably <i>The Penny Illustrated Paper</i>. It shows a series of scenes from Act I and Act III of a production of <i>Frocks and Frills</i> at the Haymarket Theatre in 1902. The sketch was drawn by the artist F.V.Poole. This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
- Text reason:
- Summary description
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/cb8a180e-1946-32fd-8671-69afca684c47
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/cb8a180e-1946-32fd-8671-69afca684c47, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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