The portrait of Ira Aldridge (1807-67) as Mungo in The Padlock sold for a premiuminclusive $21,250 (£18,895) at Hindman.
US university buys Ira Aldridge picture
The Clements Library at the University of Michigan bought a portrait of Ira Aldridge (1807-67), the first black Shakespearean actor to gain international recognition.