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John Gielgud as Oberon

Photograph
25/01/1945 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic portrait of John Gielgud as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream photographed by Cecil Beaton, Haymarket Theatre, 1945.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJohn Gielgud as Oberon (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Brief description
Photographic portrait of John Gielgud as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream photographed by Cecil Beaton, Haymarket Theatre, 1945
Physical description
Photographic portrait of John Gielgud as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream photographed by Cecil Beaton, Haymarket Theatre, 1945. He is photographed in costume standing on the set.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 18.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'John Gielgud / Oberon in / A Midsummer Night's Dream / Haymarket / 25 January 1945' (Written in pencil on the reverse.)
  • 'Cecil Beaton / Photograph' (Stamped on the reverse.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Summary
Photographic portrait of John Gielgud as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream photographed by Cecil Beaton, Haymarket Theatre, 1945.
Collection
Accession number
S.1588-2015

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Record createdAugust 11, 2015
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