Edward Compton as Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Oil Painting
ca. 1876 (painted)
ca. 1876 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
Full length male figure with short, dark hair, standing, against a dark background. He wears black doublet and tights, with a chain of office and a sword in a belt at his hip. His arms are folded across his chest and his right hand rests at his neck, beneath his chin.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Edward Compton as Hamlet in <i>Hamlet</i> by William Shakespeare (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting, Edward Compton as Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare, by an unknown artist, ca. 1876 |
| Physical description | Full length male figure with short, dark hair, standing, against a dark background. He wears black doublet and tights, with a chain of office and a sword in a belt at his hip. His arms are folded across his chest and his right hand rests at his neck, beneath his chin. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Presented to the British Theatre Museum Association by Anthony Pelissier, 1970 |
| Production | signed RSC (monogram) in black oil paint (bottom left) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | <i>Hamlet</i> |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
| Other number | 1970/A/87 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.812-1991 |
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| Record created | April 25, 2007 |
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