The Dene sisters Size:L: 75 x 50cm 10th August 1957

10th August 1957

Henry Bolingbroke (1367-1413) became king in 1399 when he led a baronial revolt that overthrew the rule of Richard II

Referred to in the text as 'The Coaita'

when her husband nearly drinks the poison instead

Watercolour and scraping on paper

The Dene sisters Size:L: 75 x 50cm 10th August 1957The Dene sisters, 1893. Dorothy Dene (1859 1899) was a popular and successful actress and a leading light in the Shakespearian Company performing at the Globe Theatre. She is seen photographed here with her sisters, also actresses. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893).