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Portrait of Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937), dated 1886
by Alfred Quinton Collins (1855-1903)
Large 19th Century English portrait of theatre actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson, oil on canvas by Alfred Collins. Excellent quality and condition dramatic side profile portrait of the Forbes-Robertson one of the periods leading actors and largely considered the finest Hamlet of the period. Excellent quality and original condition but would enhance further with a light clean (we can quote for this before shipping). Presented in its original antique gilt frame. Signed
Measurements: 41" x 36" framed approx
Provenance: Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937); Maxine Blossom Miles nee Forbes-Robertson (his daughter); thence by descent.
In his autobiography A Player Under Three Reigns, Forbes-Robertson recalls sitting for this painting: While in San Francisco I became acquainted with Alfred Collins, a young painter of great promise … He painted a portrait of me in five or six sittings in masterly fashion, (page 135). The portrait itself is illustrated facing page 136.
Alfred Quinton Collins was born in Boston, Massachusetts and studied under Leon Bonnat at the Academie Julian in Paris. Especially known as a portrait painter, his works are in collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Harvard Art Museums; and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Sadly he died while still in his 40s, causing Forbes-Robertson to comment: Had he lived, he must have won for himself world-wide fame.
- Dimensions:Height: 41 in (104.14 cm)Diameter: 36 in (91.44 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Blackwater, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1577217257472
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