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Lot 62
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Anonymous Photographer

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Description

  • Anonymous photographer
  • selected images of a pantomimist
a group of 18 tintypes of a Pantomimist in a Variety of Costumes and Assuming a Wide Range of Characters, comprising one half-plate and 17 quarter-plates, 10 in paper mats, 1870s (18)

Catalogue Note

The subject in the tintypes offered here plays the role of many characters, including a boxing hooligan, an aging granny, and a dapper dandy.  These images may possibly be of Frederick Vokes (1846-1888), a member of the prominent theatrical Vokes Family.  Famous for their stage performances at Drury Lane and masters of the art of pantomime, the Vokeses were among England's most well-known Victorian entertainers.  Frederick Vokes was considered the leader of the troupe, whose other members were Jessie, Victoria, Rosina, and Fawdon.