Print Collection
Wood-Engraving Print
1928 (made)
1928 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Wood-engraving on silk by Edward Gordon Craig depicting The Player king asleep in the Orchard. Illustration to the Cranach Press Edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet, published in 1930.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Print Collection (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | wood-engraving, ink on silk |
| Brief description | The Player King asleep in the Orchard. Illustration by Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), used in the Cranach Press edition of Shakespeare's play Hamlet, published 1930. Dated 1928 in pencil and initialled and dated EGC, 1946. Wood engraving on silk. |
| Physical description | Wood-engraving on silk by Edward Gordon Craig. Illustration to the Cranach Press edition of Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Dated 1928 in pencil and initialled and dated EGC, 1946. |
| Credit line | Bequest of Janet Leeper |
| Literary reference | Hamlet |
| Summary | Wood-engraving on silk by Edward Gordon Craig depicting The Player king asleep in the Orchard. Illustration to the Cranach Press Edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet, published in 1930. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.224-1980 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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