London. Statue of the actor Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905). 1910 by Sir Thomas Brock. Photo: 01.02.2025. #London #statue #HenryIrving #ThomasBrock

Morlun commission.

Inspired directly by a portrait of Sir Henry Irving, the actor who influenced Bram Stoker’s original Dracula. Going for theatrical, aristocratic menace over a generic modern villain look.
#Morlun #SpiderMan #MarvelComics #HenryIrving #Dracula #ComicArt #Inks #GothicArt #NirLevie

Sepia photographic portrait of Bram Stoker c.1878.

Christopher Lee as Count Dracula in DRACULA (UK, Terence Fisher, 1958).

Valerie Leon as Tera in BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY’S TOMB (UK, Seth Holt, 1971).

Amanda Donohoe as Lady Sylvia Marsh in THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM (UK, Ken Russell, 1988).

Remembering the incredible writings and fertile imagination of Abraham (Bram) Stoker (1847-1912), author and theatrical impresario, born on this day in Clontarf, Dublin. #Dracula #VanHelsing #Whitby #SevenStars #WhiteWorm #LyceumTheatre #HenryIrving #Hammer #KenRussell #Egyptomania