Joseph K. Emmet

Emmet, Joseph K. · n.d.

This black and white print is a half-length portrait of actor Joseph K. Emmet seated in a jacket and wide lapel frock or mourning coat, and a waistcoat with a wide collar and lapels. He is in a standing collar and a striped cravat with a cravat pin and is holding gloves. Emmet is fair skinned with curly hair and a side part. A short quote in the bottom margin reads, “One of the most original and genial actors that ever was seen. He is always elegant and graceful. There is in his performance an under-current of deep pathos. LONDON TIMES.”