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Rood Collection

Print
1962 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of eight engraviings from a folio containing 8 wood engravings for Hamlet printed for the artist Edward Gordon Craig in 1962.

The print run was limited to 26 copies, lettered A-Z, of which this is Copy Q.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRood Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving, ink on Japanese Paper
Brief description
Black print showing a spatial setting with no figures, from a set of 8 wood engravings by E.G.Craig for Hamlet, 1962
Physical description
Hamlet fragment. Composition: door and window grille. Black print showing a spatial setting with no figures, from a set of 8 wood engravings by E.G.Craig for Hamlet.
Dimensions
  • Height of paper height: 42cm
  • Width of paper width: 27.5cm
  • Of engraved surface at highest point height: 8.9cm
  • Width of engraved surface at widest point width: 15.3cm
Production typeLimited edition
Production
Attribution note: Print run limited to 26 copies, lettered A-Z, Copy Q
Literary referenceHamlet
Summary
One of eight engraviings from a folio containing 8 wood engravings for Hamlet printed for the artist Edward Gordon Craig in 1962.

The print run was limited to 26 copies, lettered A-Z, of which this is Copy Q.
Collection
Accession number
S.2303:10-2009

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Record createdMarch 2, 2010
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