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Ellen Terry as Catherine Duval in 'The Dead Heart' NPG D6651

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Bernard Partridge

Ellen Terry is shown here in character as the wine merchant's daughter, Catherine Duval in the play The Dead Heart (1889) at the Lyceum Theatre. The portrait was published in a souvenir programme alongside other portraits of Terry, her co-star and the play's producer, Henry Irving. Irving had to persuade Terry to take the part, and wrote to her quoting choice selections of the script to entice her with the challenge: 'It's really very short, but difficult to act...' In the end, he appealed... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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