Product code: Antique Victorian top Actress Lillie Langtry Print Postcard History
These treasures are historical items of the infamous Victorian actress Lily Langtry and includes; - Langtry beautiful photo print top with advertising announcement as Marie Antoinette for the opening of her own Imperial Theater. She is in costume from her play, “A Royal Necklace,” about Marie Antoinette. Print Matting: 16” x 20” Print: 8” x 12” By 1881, her friend Oscar Wilde told her to try acting. She was publicly known for her relationships with noblemen, including the Prince of Wales, Earl of Shrewsbury, & Prince Louis of Battenberg. Also included; - Postcard of a drawing of Langtry bending over and exposing her backside to a mirror. It is a parody of her 1887 play “As in the Looking Glass” and her media interest. Inscription date was Jan. 20th, 1905. Drawn by G. Mounton, ‘04. Publisher: Bamforth & Co., England. - Postcard of a colored photo of Langtry; the reverse mailed to Mrs. Kennedy in Berlin with a 25 cent mailed French stamp. Follow my antique and collectibles store. :).
These treasures are historical items of the infamous Victorian actress Lily Langtry and includes; - Langtry beautiful photo print top with advertising announcement as Marie Antoinette for the opening of her own Imperial Theater. She is in costume from her play, “A Royal Necklace,” about Marie Antoinette. Print Matting: 16” x 20” Print: 8” x 12” By 1881, her friend Oscar Wilde told her to try acting. She was publicly known for her relationships with noblemen, including the Prince of Wales, Earl of Shrewsbury, & Prince Louis of Battenberg. Also included; - Postcard of a drawing of Langtry bending over and exposing her backside to a mirror. It is a parody of her 1887 play “As in the Looking Glass” and her media interest. Inscription date was Jan. 20th, 1905. Drawn by G. Mounton, ‘04. Publisher: Bamforth & Co., England. - Postcard of a colored photo of Langtry; the reverse mailed to Mrs. Kennedy in Berlin with a 25 cent mailed French stamp. Follow my antique and collectibles store. :).