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Hamlet

Print
01/02/1788 (published)
Artist/Maker
Bellamy & Roberts (Publishers)
James Walker (Engraver)
George Corbould (Artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print 'Hamlet: Act I, Scene VIII', engraving by Walker, London, 1788, Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleHamlet (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Engraving
Brief description
Print 'Hamlet: Act I, Scene VIII', engraving by Walker, London, 1788, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Print 'Hamlet: Act I, Scene VIII', engraving by Walker, London, 1788, Harry Beard Collection
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.2cm
  • Width: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'HAMLET / Ghost. Revenge his foul and most unnatural Murder! / Act I Sc VIII' (Printed below engraved image)
  • 'Shakespere' (Printed above engraved image)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard.
Subject depicted
William Shakespeare
Literary referenceHamlet
Summary
Print 'Hamlet: Act I, Scene VIII', engraving by Walker, London, 1788, Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2248-2013

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Record createdJune 13, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1264894/hamlet-print-james-walker/
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