English or North-American School around 1830-40 - Portrait of Ira Aldridge as Mungo in "The Padlock"
English or North-American School around 1830-40
Portrait of Ira Aldridge as Mungo in "The Padlock"
Oil on canvas (relined). 76 x 64.5 cm.
Ira Frederick Aldridge (1807-1867) was an American actor, playwright, theatre manager and abolitionist who is considered an icon of African-American theatre and one of the most famous and groundbreaking performers of the 19th century. One of Aldridge's famous roles was that of Mungo in "The Padlock", a farcical libretto composed and written by Charles Dibdin and Isaac Bickerstaff respectively.
Provenance
American private collection – Austrian private collection.
Bid on this lot
English or North-American School around 1830-40
Portrait of Ira Aldridge as Mungo in "The Padlock"
Oil on canvas (relined). 76 x 64.5 cm.
Ira Frederick Aldridge (1807-1867) was an American actor, playwright, theatre manager and abolitionist who is considered an icon of African-American theatre and one of the most famous and groundbreaking performers of the 19th century. One of Aldridge's famous roles was that of Mungo in "The Padlock", a farcical libretto composed and written by Charles Dibdin and Isaac Bickerstaff respectively.
Provenance
American private collection – Austrian private collection.
