Maud Branscome

A cabinet card portrait of the British actress Maud Branscombe (fl. 1870s – 1890s).

As many contemporary commentators pointed out, Maud Branscombe was not the greatest actress ever to tread the boards. She was, however, considered one of the great beauties of her day and photographers on both sides of the Atlantic clamoured to take her portrait.

This particular portrait shows off her finest assets, two eyes 'like homes of silent prayer,' according to the Pall Mall Gazette.

Photographed by Napoleon Sarony of New York.