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Production of earthenware figures continued throughout Victoria's lifetime, but although they were still made after her death in 1901, few appear to have been produced after 1905. During their heyday, however, they were produced in vast numbers, usually modelled after prints. Since they were produced in moulds, they were relatively cheap and easy to make. They represented a wide variety of subjects but those of actors and actresses were especially popular. \n\r\nThis figurine represents the English actor George Rignold (1838-1912) as Henry V. Born in Leicester, Rignold played the role in America and Australia before coming to London and sub-leasing Drury Lane Theatre which had been unoccupied for nine months.  He re-opened it on 1 November 1879 with a spectacular version of <i>Henry V</i> which had originally been adapted for the stage in Manchester by George Calvert. Featuring a huge cast and a real horse, magnificent costumes and new scenery, it was described by one contemporary critic as 'little more than a series of pictorial tableaux' but nevertheless attracted large audiences to Drury Lane for two months before the start of the pantomime season.","physicalDescription":"Flatback figure of George Rignold as Henry V showing him standing on an integral base, his right leg bent, holding a furled striped flag in his left arm, his right arm bent to his waist.  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