Not currently on display at the V&A

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

Photogravure depicting Maud Tree (Mrs Herbert Beerbohm Tree) as Gertrude 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


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Photogravure on paper
Brief description
Photogravure depicting Maud Tree (Mrs Herbert Beerbohm Tree) as Gertrude 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 Maud Tree, seated. Beneath the image, right, is a small three-quarter length image of E. Lyall Swete as Polonius.
Dimensions
  • Height: 46cm
  • Width: 32.7cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Summary
Photogravure depicting Maud Tree (Mrs Herbert Beerbohm Tree) as Gertrude 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
Collection
Accession number
S.693-2011

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Record createdMarch 12, 2012
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