Duchess of Rutland ) Ellen Terry as Portia , pencil on thick wove paper, signed with monogram and dated lower right, contemporary inscription in brown ink mounted verso of backboard 1880, Ellen Terry as Portia Tis mightiest in mightiest , Drawn by Violet Lindsey, & Photographed & Published by Mansfield, Oxford St, further inscribed original in pencil, framed and glazed, 1880. Provenance: ex-collection of Sir John Gielgud, purchased Sotheby s, London, Lot 225, April 2001. IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.