Not currently on display at the V&A

Drawing

ca. late nineteenth century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil sketch showing a series of figures dressed in Elizabethan style costume. The sketch is not signed, but is associated with the actor, theatre designer and director, Edward Gordon Craig (1869-1966), ca. late nineteenth century.



Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Brief description
Pencil sketch showing a series of figures dressed in Elizabethan style costume. The sketch is not signed, but is associated with the actor, theatre designer and director, Edward Gordon Craig (1869-1966), ca. late nineteenth century
Physical description
Pencil sketch showing a series of figures dressed in Elizabethan style costume, with the men in short capes and doublet and hose and the women in full length gowns with wide stiff collars. The sketch shows 5 figures in total, two female figures are positioned hand in hand on the left hand side, whilst 3 others, two male and one female, are grouped on the right hand side. A further, less detailed sketch showing additional figures is visible on the rear of the paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
  • Width: 17.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Enthoven stamp
Summary
Pencil sketch showing a series of figures dressed in Elizabethan style costume. The sketch is not signed, but is associated with the actor, theatre designer and director, Edward Gordon Craig (1869-1966), ca. late nineteenth century.

Collection
Accession number
S.4610-2013

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Record createdDecember 30, 2013
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