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1905 (photographed), ca.1905 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photogravure depicting Oscar Asche as Claudius in Shakepeare's play Hamlet. Photograph by Johnston & Hoffman, photogravure by J.J. Waddington. Hamlet was presented by Otho Stuart at the Adelphi Theatre, London, on 23 May 1905.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Photogravure on paper
Brief description
Photogravure depicting Oscar Asche as Claudius in Shakepeare's play Hamlet. Photograph by Johnston & Hoffman, photogravure by J.J. Waddington. Hamlet was presented by Otho Stuart at the Adelphi Theatre on 23 May 1905.
Physical description
Three-quarter length portrait of Oscar Asche, seated, in crown and robes. Beneath the image, right, is a small full-length image of Charles Rock as the Gravedigger.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45.7cm
  • Width: 33cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Summary
Photogravure depicting Oscar Asche as Claudius in Shakepeare's play Hamlet. Photograph by Johnston & Hoffman, photogravure by J.J. Waddington. Hamlet was presented by Otho Stuart at the Adelphi Theatre, London, on 23 May 1905.
Collection
Accession number
S.692-2011

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Record createdMarch 12, 2012
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