Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

George Grossmith as Ko-Ko in 'The Mikado' NPG Ax29207

© National Portrait Gallery, London

probably by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by David Bogue

Best remembered for creating a series of characters in the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, and for writing the comic novel, Diary of a Nobody (1892). He was also famous in his day for performing his own comic sketches. His first engagement was in 1870 with a nightly spot at the Royal Polytechnic Institution in Regent Street, and he gave countless entertainments at literary institutes and public halls. His 'sketches' included anecdotes, satirical commentary and comic songs. For twelve years from 1877, Grossmith played the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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