Costume Design
1976 (Painted, Drawn)
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Costume design for Joseph Flynn as Riccardo in "The School for Fathers". The design depicts a full length male figure with his left hand in a large muff. The figure wears an 18th century style orange frock coat; black waistcoat & breeches; and white lace cravat & cuffs. The figure also wears a black and gold tricorne hat. Grey paint has been applied around the figure. Signed by the artist.
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, Ink, Gouache, and Silver & Gold Paint, on Paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Anthony Holland for Joseph Flynn as Riccardo in "The School for Fathers", Sadler's Wells, 1976 |
| Physical description | Costume design for Joseph Flynn as Riccardo in "The School for Fathers". The design depicts a full length male figure with his left hand in a large muff. The figure wears an 18th century style orange frock coat; black waistcoat & breeches; and white lace cravat & cuffs. The figure also wears a black and gold tricorne hat. Grey paint has been applied around the figure. Signed by the artist. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Given by Anthony Holland |
| Object history | This Costume design by Anthony Holland is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 1996. The design was executed for a production of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera "The School for Fathers" (I Quatro Rusteghi) at Sadler's Wells, July 22nd, 1976. The opera's text is based on the play "I Rusteghi" by Carlo Goldoni, and was adapted for these performances by Edward J. Dent. The production was produced by Malcolm Fraser and conducted by James Robertson. |
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| Accession number | S.708-2000 |
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| Record created | October 23, 2000 |
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