Drawing

Head and shoulders, profile silhouette of the actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865-1940), black ink on cream paper, signed by the artist, J.B.Oakley, ca. 1920.

Born Beatrice Stella Tanner in Kensington Mrs. Patrick Campbell made her professional stage debut in 1888 at the Alexandra Theatre, Liverpool, four years after her marriage to Patrick Campbell. She continued to be known as Mrs.Patrick Campbell, even after the death of her first husband in 1900, and first achieved major success after starring in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's play, The Second Mrs Tanqueray, in 1893 at St. James's Theatre. She continued to act, both on the stage, and screen, until her retirement in the 1930s.