Sideburns Gallery

Lord Dundreary proposing, Our American Cousin

Lord Dundreary proposing - a scene from the play by Tom Taylor, Our American Cousin, first performed in 1858. The role of this brainless English aristocrat was created on stage by Edward Askew Sothern, on whom this illustration is probably modelled.
circa 1860s

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Metternich-Winneburg, Klemens, prince (1773-1859). Austrian

Metternich-Winneburg, Klemens, prince (1773-1859). Austrian politician. Appointed chancellor in 1809, replacing Stadion. Between 1814 and 1815 chaired the Congress of Vienna, which imposed a new reorganization of Europe based on the principles of the Old Regime. Colored engraving of The Universal Illustration (1881)

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Sir Arthur Sullivan

SIR ARTHUR SEYMOUR SULLIVAN English composer, organist and choirmaster. Collaborated with W S Gilbert on series of highly successful comic operas Date: c. 1880

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