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Madge Kendal

Sitter Madge Kendal British
Author Related playwright Alfred Tennyson British
ca. 1880
Not on view
The acress Madge Kendal appears here as Lady Giovanna in "The Falcon," an 1879 play by Tennyson that was based on the Decameron. The print was used to illustrate "The Etcher" (London: Sampson Low…, 1880), appearing in volume 2 as plate 17. This impression is signed by both the artist and the sitter.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madge Kendal
  • Artist: Anna Lea Merritt (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1930 Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire)
  • Sitter: Madge Kendal (British, 1848–1935)
  • Author: Related playwright Alfred Tennyson (British, Somersby, Lincolnshire 1809–1892 Surrey)
  • Date: ca. 1880
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 1/8 × 8 1/16 in. (28.2 × 20.4 cm)
    Sheet: 16 7/16 × 11 1/8 in. (41.7 × 28.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
  • Object Number: 67.630.124
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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