Ellen Terry as Lady Cecily Waynflete in 'Captain Brassbound's Conversion' Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Ellen Terry as Lady Cecily Waynflete in 'Captain Brassbound's Conversion' NPG x197928
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by William Henry Grove, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
Born in Coventry where her actor parents were on tour. Terry was one of eleven siblings and won fame as a child first appearing on stage in 1856 with Charles Kean. Married the painter G.F. Watts in 1864 but separated within a year. Terry had two children by the architect Edward Godwin, Edith Craig and Edward Gordon Craig. Returned to stage in 1872 to establish herself as a leading actress with the Bancroft's and John Hare's company. She performed her... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










