Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Adah Isaacs Menken NPG x13338

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sarony & Co

Menken made her acting debut in New Orleans in 1857, and first appeared on stage in New York two years later. It was not until she opened in a dramatic adaptation of Lord Byron's Mazeppa, in 1861, that she achieved lasting recognition. Appearing in the play's climactic scene apparently (though not actually) nude and strapped to a running horse, she created a sensation. Menken's fame preceded her to London, where she opened in Mazeppa in 1864. The production was a huge success, and her... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.