Ye Earl of Flanders
Costume Design
1865 (designed)
1865 (designed)
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This is a design by Richard Wynn Keene or Dykwynkyn (1809-1887), for a characters in the pantomime Little King Pippin, or, Harlequin Fortunas and the Magic Purse and Wishing-Cap which opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 26 December 1859, with set designs supervised by the well-known scene designer William Beverley, and costumes and pantomime 'big heads' designed by the artist, sculptor, mask and property maker and costume designer Richard Keene. The playbill credits: 'The Masks, Dress and devices designed by DYK-WYN-KYN'. In an article of 1867 the playwright T.W. Robertson described him as 'the presiding genius of all theatrical Christmas revels.'
For his pantomime work Keene used the name Dykwynkyn which he characteristically signed on an artist's palette on the ground. He was also responsible for designs for a number of other lavish productions of the day, and for these he was billed as Mr. R.W. Keene.
For his pantomime work Keene used the name Dykwynkyn which he characteristically signed on an artist's palette on the ground. He was also responsible for designs for a number of other lavish productions of the day, and for these he was billed as Mr. R.W. Keene.
Object details
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| Title | Ye Earl of Flanders (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design for Ye Earl of Flanders, a character in the pantomime Little King Pippin, or, Harlequin Fortunas and the Magic Purse and Wishing Cap, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 26 December 1859. Pencil and watercolour by Dykwynkyn - Richard Wynn Keene (1809-1887) . |
| Physical description | Pencil and watercolour costume design on cream paper captioned in red watercolour lettered with a brush: 'Ye Earl of Flanders', showing a fierce-looking knight with long whiskers, wearing armour and spurs and a winged helmet, standing, looking to his left, brandishing a shield aloft on his left arm and holding a sword to the ground in his right hand. His right foot stands on an artist's palette signed in ink: 'Dykwynkyn'. |
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| Summary | This is a design by Richard Wynn Keene or Dykwynkyn (1809-1887), for a characters in the pantomime Little King Pippin, or, Harlequin Fortunas and the Magic Purse and Wishing-Cap which opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 26 December 1859, with set designs supervised by the well-known scene designer William Beverley, and costumes and pantomime 'big heads' designed by the artist, sculptor, mask and property maker and costume designer Richard Keene. The playbill credits: 'The Masks, Dress and devices designed by DYK-WYN-KYN'. In an article of 1867 the playwright T.W. Robertson described him as 'the presiding genius of all theatrical Christmas revels.' For his pantomime work Keene used the name Dykwynkyn which he characteristically signed on an artist's palette on the ground. He was also responsible for designs for a number of other lavish productions of the day, and for these he was billed as Mr. R.W. Keene. |
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| Accession number | S.245-2011 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2011 |
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