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Sitter: Dan Leno, born George Wild Galvin (1860-1904) and his wife Sarah Lydia Reynolds  Biog: Dan Leno: music hall artist; Sarah Lydia Reynolds: comedy singer Date: Dan Leno, born George Wild Galvin (1860-1904) and his wife Sarah Lydia Reynolds, m 1884 Occasion: c July 1902 [A slight variation of the V&A portrait appeared in The Tatler on 23 July 1902, page 151. The reproduction is credited to Lafayette, and the caption reads: “Mr. Dan Leno and his wife: The King’s Jester at the Coronation Bazaar, shown with a diamond for sale (in shape of an orange on the squirt); His wife [holding a doll] is standing by his side.”] NB Imperial Coronation Bazaar held at the Royal Botanical Gardens [Regents Park] on 10, 11 and 12 July in aid of the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond-street. The Times, Thursday, Jun 12, 1902; pg. 12; Issue 36792; col B Full report of the Coronation Bazaar at The Times, Thursday, Jul 10, 1902; pg. 11; Issue 36816; col A Location: - Descr: HL Costume: - Furniture & Props: -
Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 1. Copyright: V&A All images on this site are copyright V&A. For further information on using or requesting copies of any images please contact the V&A Picture Library: vaimages@vam.ac.uk including the URL of the relevant page Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.
References: Biog: Dan Leno, by J. Hickory Wood, Methuen, 1905 The Funniest Man On Earth, by Gyles Brandreth, Hamilton, 1977 Dan Leno: Hys Life, by Dan Leno, Greening & Co, 1899 Northern Music Hall, by G.J. Mellor, Graham, 1970 Harlequinade, by Constance Collier, John Lane, 1929 Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Willson Disher, Collins, 1942 British Music Hall, by Ramond Mander and Joe Mitchenson, Studio Vista, 1965 The Melodies Linger On, by W. Macqueen Pope, Allen, 1950 Folksong and Music Hall, by Edward Lee, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982 Bransby Williams, by Bransby Williams, Hutchinson, 1954 Occasion: The Tatler, 23 July 1902, p 151 Costume: - Reproduced: -
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