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Thomas Robertson
January 9, 1829 ?C February 3, 1871,English dramatist and actor; brother of Madge Kendal. After spending several years as an actor, he turned to playwriting, initiating the ecup and saucere school of drama, which was characterized by its realism and its contemporary, domestic setting. His first successful play, David Garrick (1864), was followed by Society (1865) and Ours (1866). With Caste (1867) he began a close association with Squire Bancroft and his wife, Marie Wilton Bancroft, the actress, and they produced several of his plays.
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Painting ID:: 42116
View of Hobson-s bay
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c.1857
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Painting ID:: 75675
Darmstadt
Date late 1840s
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 249 ?? 147 cm (98 ?? 57.9 in)
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Painting ID:: 78145
Empress Alexandra Fedorovna
1841-1842
Medium Oil on canvas
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Thomas Robertson
January 9, 1829 ?C February 3, 1871,English dramatist and actor; brother of Madge Kendal. After spending several years as an actor, he turned to playwriting, initiating the ecup and saucere school of drama, which was characterized by its realism and its contemporary, domestic setting. His first successful play, David Garrick (1864), was followed by Society (1865) and Ours (1866). With Caste (1867) he began a close association with Squire Bancroft and his wife, Marie Wilton Bancroft, the actress, and they produced several of his plays.
. Related Artists to Thomas Robertson: | Willem van Nieulandt | Bernaert Van Orley | Viggo Johansen | Max, Gabriel Cornelius von | Ernst Fries |
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