Sir Henry Irving — the first actor ever knighted, in 1895 — gazes into the distance in period costume in this striking blue-toned photographic portrait, likely issued during his lifetime or in the months just after his death in October 1905. As the dominant figure of Victorian theatre and manager of London's Lyceum for over two decades, his Hamlet, Shylock, and Mephistopheles made him a household name.

• Caption: "Sir Henry Irving"
• Series: "Rotograph" Series No. A 93
• Publisher: The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City
• Status: Unposted