'Forbes-Robertson in a suit of Heatherley’s "property" armour', c. 1870

Photographic portrait of a man dressed in a suit of armour — Photographic print (IX/3/10)

Johnston Forbes-Robertson was a fellow student at Heatherley’s (though he went on to become a famous Shakespearean actor). This is one of Butler’s early photographs, showing Forbes-Robertson in a suit of armour found in the back room at Heatherley’s.

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