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 Paintings of Thomas Robertson :. | Portrait of a Young Woman 55 | The Hunters' Gathering | summer | Barges on a River ag | Church and farm at Eragny-sur-Epte | Related Artists: Elizabeth Gardner Bouguereau1837-1922 Ferdinand Theodor Hildebrandtpainted Kinder in Erwartung des Weihnachtsbaumes in 1840 Giacomo Cestaropainted A female Saint holding a plate of roses in
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