Pencil line drawn illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Illustrated London News. It shows the actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) 'creating a sensation' at a Bazaar organised to raise funds for the Charing Cross Hospital. The sketch was drawn by the artist Ralph Cleaver in July, 1899 and has been signed by him in the top right hand corner.
This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
