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Ellen Collection (#4)

"Ellen: A Trailblazer, an Icon, and a Timeless Inspiration" From the stage to the home, Ellen Terry left an indelible mark on history

Background imageEllen Collection: Loch Katrine Ellen Isle James Valentine Scottish

Loch Katrine Ellen Isle James Valentine Scottish
Loch Katrine - Ellens Isle; James Valentine (Scottish, 1815 - 1879); 1870s; Albumen silver print

Background imageEllen Collection: Trees shrouded in mist in springtime; ontario canada

Trees shrouded in mist in springtime; ontario canada

Background imageEllen Collection: Lighthouse reflected on a wet pier on a stormy day by lake ontario; whitby ontario canada

Lighthouse reflected on a wet pier on a stormy day by lake ontario; whitby ontario canada

Background imageEllen Collection: Storm waves crashing on a beach near a lighthouse on lake ontario; whitby ontario canada

Storm waves crashing on a beach near a lighthouse on lake ontario; whitby ontario canada

Background imageEllen Collection: Young Girl Skateboarding While Wearing Fairy Wings; Whitby Ontario Canada

Young Girl Skateboarding While Wearing Fairy Wings; Whitby Ontario Canada

Background imageEllen Collection: Canada geese sheltering under apple trees on a misty autumn morning; ontario canada

Canada geese sheltering under apple trees on a misty autumn morning; ontario canada

Background imageEllen Collection: Family Walking Through Park In The Autumn Mist; Ontario Canada

Family Walking Through Park In The Autumn Mist; Ontario Canada

Background imageEllen Collection: Leopard Frog Perching On Water Lettuce; Ontario, Canada

Leopard Frog Perching On Water Lettuce; Ontario, Canada

Background imageEllen Collection: Ellen Terrys cottage, Winchelsea, East Sussex

Ellen Terrys cottage, Winchelsea, East Sussex
Ellen Terrys cottage (Tower Cottage), Winchelsea, near Rye, East Sussex. The actress lived there from 1896 to 1906. The cottage dates back to the 17th century. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageEllen Collection: Dame Ellen Terry and her daughter Edith Ailsa Craig

Dame Ellen Terry and her daughter Edith Ailsa Craig
Dame Alice Ellen Terry (1847-1928) - English Stage Actress (left), pictured with her daughter Edith Ailsa Geraldine Craig (1869-1947) - a prolific theatre director, producer

Background imageEllen Collection: The Colliers Lass by F. G Kimberley. Miss Lynn Darlington

The Colliers Lass by F. G Kimberley. Miss Lynn Darlington
Miss Lynn Darlington in The Colliers Lass by Mrs F.G. Kimberley. First produced at the Theatre Royal in Wolverhampton on 27th May 1912 and the Theatre Royal in Stratford East on 3rd February 1913

Background imageEllen Collection: Girl feeding white doves

Girl feeding white doves
Genre painting of girl feeding doves from a basket of grain. Date: circa 1890

Background imageEllen Collection: Vera Ellen

Vera Ellen, film actress Date: 20th century

Background imageEllen Collection: Photo of Ellen Terry and Mr James Carew in the Tatler

Photo of Ellen Terry and Mr James Carew in the Tatler
Black and white full page photograph of Ellen Terry and her husband James Carew at home in Kent, in the Tatler of 10th November 1909

Background imageEllen Collection: Cicely Hamilton and Edith Craig

Cicely Hamilton and Edith Craig. Cicely Hamilton (1872-1952) and Edith Craig (1869-1947) portraits of Cicely Hamilton and Edith Craig

Background imageEllen Collection: Vesta Tilley - final performance with Dame Ellen Terry

Vesta Tilley - final performance with Dame Ellen Terry
Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, later Lady de Frece, music hall actress whose speciality was male impersonations

Background imageEllen Collection: Wedding Cake Cutting

Wedding Cake Cutting
John Hope Fellows and his new wife, Ellen Milligan, pictured cutting the first slice of the wedding cake at their wedding in Wilmington, Kent Date: 1924

Background imageEllen Collection: VALENTINO DANCING TANGO. Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) dancing the tango with Alice Terry

VALENTINO DANCING TANGO. Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) dancing the tango with Alice Terry. Oil over a photograph, c1923

Background imageEllen Collection: ACTRESSES, c1890. British actresses, including Alice Atherton, Violet Cameron, Phyllis Broughton

ACTRESSES, c1890. British actresses, including Alice Atherton, Violet Cameron, Phyllis Broughton, Maude Branscombe, Kate Vaughan, Marion Hood, Connie Gilchrist, Ellen Farren, Minnie Palmer

Background imageEllen Collection: MINA BERESFORD (d. 1922). Ellen Jeromina Mina Gardner. Wife of Lord Charles Beresford

MINA BERESFORD (d. 1922). Ellen Jeromina Mina Gardner. Wife of Lord Charles Beresford
MINA BERESFORD (d.1922). Ellen Jeromina Mina Gardner. Wife of Lord Charles Beresford. Photograph by W. & D. Downey, c1891

Background imageEllen Collection: THOMPSON: IMMIGRANTS. The Immigrants, by Ellen Bernard Thompson. Oil on canvas, 1899

THOMPSON: IMMIGRANTS. The Immigrants, by Ellen Bernard Thompson. Oil on canvas, 1899

Background imageEllen Collection: Christmas Holly being pulled along atop a wooden frame

Christmas Holly being pulled along atop a wooden frame
Delightful Chromolithograph Christmas greetings postcard by Ellen H. Clapsaddle depicting a large bunch of Christmas holly, tied up with a red ribbon, being pulled along atop a wooden frame sled

Background imageEllen Collection: Valentines card with king and queen

Valentines card with king and queen
To My Valentine - Over to You. A playing card king and queen of hearts profess their love for each other. Date: C.1920

Background imageEllen Collection: Ellen McAllister, ninety-one years old, the oldest resident

Ellen McAllister, ninety-one years old, the oldest resident of Shawneetown, Illinois, is a flood refugee at Tent City camp. Date 1937 Apr

Background imageEllen Collection: Julia Neilson (1868-1957) English actress. Played Drusilla Ives in the first production

Julia Neilson (1868-1957) English actress. Played Drusilla Ives in the first production of The Dancing Girl by Henry Arthur Jones at the Haymarket Theatre, London

Background imageEllen Collection: George Washington, c1796. Artist: Ellen Sharples

George Washington, c1796. Artist: Ellen Sharples
George Washington, c1796. After commanding the American Revolutionary army to victory over the British in the American War of Independence

Background imageEllen Collection: Ellen Terry, British actress, 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud

Ellen Terry, British actress, 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud
Ellen Terry, British actress, 1887. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume X, July to December, 1887, Carson & Comerford, London, 1887

Background imageEllen Collection: Ellen Terry, British actress, c1900s(?). Artist: Rotary Photo

Ellen Terry, British actress, c1900s(?). Artist: Rotary Photo
Ellen Terry, British actress, c1900s(?). Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928) was the leading Shakespearean actress of her time

Background imageEllen Collection: Ellen Drew (1915-2003), American actress, 1940

Ellen Drew (1915-2003), American actress, 1940. From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (24 February 1940). Cropping restrictions are in place

Background imageEllen Collection: Ellen Key (1849-1926), Swedish feminist writer, 1926

Ellen Key (1849-1926), Swedish feminist writer, 1926. Key was an early advocate of a child-centred approach to motherhood and a suffragist

Background imageEllen Collection: Dame Ellen Terry, English stage actress, 1901. Artist: Window & Grove

Dame Ellen Terry, English stage actress, 1901. Artist: Window & Grove
Dame Ellen Terry, English stage actress, 1901. Pictured in the role of Lady Macbeth

Background imageEllen Collection: Miss Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, 1906, (1912). Artist: John Singer Sargent

Miss Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, 1906, (1912). Artist: John Singer Sargent
Miss Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, 1906, (1912). The famous actress, Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928), is shown here in the role of Lady Macbeth

Background imageEllen Collection: Ellen Terry in Henry VIII, c1902. Artist: Window & Grove

Ellen Terry in Henry VIII, c1902. Artist: Window & Grove
Ellen Terry in Henry VIII, c1902. English stage actress Ellen Terry as Catherine of Aragon in Shakespeares Henry VIII

Background imageEllen Collection: Associates of the Witches of Belvoir

Associates of the Witches of Belvoir. Anne Baker, Joanne Willimott and Ellen Greene, Leicestershire women with their pets and familiars

Background imageEllen Collection: Red Cross volunteer nurse, WW1

Red Cross volunteer nurse, WW1
A Red Cross volunteer nurse during the First World War (Ellen Auerbach). circa 1916

Background imageEllen Collection: Studio photo, family of four

Studio photo, family of four -- Arthur and Ellen Auerbach with their children Lucy (born 1890) and Albert (born 1894). Date: 1896

Background imageEllen Collection: Mother and two sons in a garden, WW1

Mother and two sons in a garden, WW1
Mother and two sons in a garden in Cheam, July 1917 -- Ellen Auerbach with her sons Albert (r) and Harold (l), both serving in the forces during the First World War. 1917

Background imageEllen Collection: Group photo of nurses, WW1

Group photo of nurses, WW1
Group photo of nurses during the First World War, including Ellen Auerbach. circa 1916

Background imageEllen Collection: Mother and daughter on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk

Mother and daughter on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk
Mother and daughter (Ellen and Violet Auerbach) in Southwold, Suffolk, in the drawing room of their holiday accommodation, 25 North Parade. Date: 1911

Background imageEllen Collection: Edwardian woman, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Edwardian woman, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Studio photo of an Edwardian woman (Ellen Auerbach), Scarborough, North Yorkshire. 1904

Background imageEllen Collection: Husband and wife on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk

Husband and wife on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk
Husband and wife on holiday, sitting on the beach at Southwold, Suffolk. They are Arthur and Ellen Auerbach. Date: 1912

Background imageEllen Collection: East Lynne from Mrs Henry Woods novel written in 1861

East Lynne from Mrs Henry Woods novel written in 1861. The caption reads Come With Me, My Little Darling, Im Running You In

Background imageEllen Collection: Cartoon, Ellen Terry, English actress, in America

Cartoon, Ellen Terry, English actress, in America
Cartoon, Ellen Terry (1847-1928), English actress, during her visit to America. Will Ellen win Jonathan? 1883

Background imageEllen Collection: Ellen Terry, English actress

Ellen Terry, English actress
Ellen Terry (1847-1928), English actress. 1889

Background imageEllen Collection: Outdoor games. Hockey

Outdoor games. Hockey
Young Edwardian girl with a hockey stick behind her head. Date: circa 1903

Background imageEllen Collection: Outdoor games. Golf

Outdoor games. Golf
Young Edwardian girl wearing a tam o shanter and with a golf club. Date: circa 1903

Background imageEllen Collection: Outdoor games. Football

Outdoor games. Football
Young Edwardian boy with a football. Date: circa 1903

Background imageEllen Collection: Outdoor games. Croquet

Outdoor games. Croquet
Young Edwardian girl with a croquet mallet. Date: circa 1903




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"Ellen: A Trailblazer, an Icon, and a Timeless Inspiration" From the stage to the home, Ellen Terry left an indelible mark on history. Born in 1847, this English actress captivated audiences with her talent and grace. Her performances were so mesmerizing that even renowned artist George Frederick Watts immortalized her in his painting "Ellen Terry, 1864. " But Ellen's influence extended beyond the theater. In 1850, she played a pivotal role in "The Death Bright at Wombwells Menagerie, " shedding light on societal issues through art. She was not only an actress but also a social activist like Ellen Cicely Wilkinson who fought for women's rights. During World War I, honors were bestowed upon remarkable women like Ellen for their unwavering support and contributions to society. They paved the way for future generations just as Ellen did when she became one of the esteemed Associates of the Witches of Belvoir. Artistic expression knew no bounds for Ellen Terry; she even inspired Robert William Vonnoh's masterpiece "Mrs Wilson and her daughters. " This oil painting captured Woodrow Wilson's wife, Ellen, alongside their daughters Margaret, Eleanor, and Jessie – showcasing family bonds during challenging times. Beyond acting and artistry lay hidden talents within this extraordinary woman. At age sixteen (as depicted in [Ellen Terry at Age Sixteen]), she exuded youthful charm while embracing life's possibilities. In collaboration with ballet dancer Terry Orr, Ellen Everett showcased her versatility by performing Jerome Robbins' choreographed piece "Fancy Free" with American Ballet Theatre in c1970 – proving that passion transcends boundaries. Nature too found solace in Ellen Robbins' wildflower creations from 1875; her artistic touch brought beauty to life through delicate brushstrokes. Even leisure activities such as outdoor games like cricket fascinated Edwardian ladies like our beloved heroine Ellen.