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Mr. Phelps as Timon of Athens

Drawing
ca.1851 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Samuel Phelps as Timon of Athens centre, within a landscape with a tree to his left and a cave to his right, wearing a knee-length toga, sitting on a boulder and leaning on a spade, his right hand to his head, leaning his right elbow on his right knee. Entitled below the image: 'Mr Phelps as Timon of Athens'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMr. Phelps as Timon of Athens (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Samuel Phelps as Timon of Athens, Sadler's Wells Theatre, 1851. Pencil on paper by Frederick Barnard. Given by the British Theatre Museum Association.
Physical description
Samuel Phelps as Timon of Athens centre, within a landscape with a tree to his left and a cave to his right, wearing a knee-length toga, sitting on a boulder and leaning on a spade, his right hand to his head, leaning his right elbow on his right knee. Entitled below the image: 'Mr Phelps as Timon of Athens'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.2cm
  • Width: 14.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in pencil with the title: 'Mr. Phelps as Timon of Athens'
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Mr A. Insoll in June 1965.
Subjects depicted
Other number
1965/A/54 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Accession number
S.1209-1984

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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