Mr. Phelps as Hamlet

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Framed, hand-coloured tinsel print of Mr.Samuel Phelps as Hamlet, dressed in black cloak over a black tunic and tights, standing in front of a castle backdrop, gesturing with his left hand to the left and looking to his left, his head in profile, his right hand holding a sword by his side, pointing to the ground. With the engraved title 'Mr Phelps as Hamlet'.

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Object type	Tinsel print
Title	Mr. Phelps as Hamlet (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Engraving, coloured by hand, with fabric and tinsel appliqué Paper Tinsel Watercolour Fabric Engraved Painted Appliqué
Brief description	Framed, hand-coloured tinsel print of Mr. Samuel Phelps as Hamlet in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Haymarket Theatre, 8 September 1837.
Physical description	Framed, hand-coloured tinsel print of Mr.Samuel Phelps as Hamlet, dressed in black cloak over a black tunic and tights, standing in front of a castle backdrop, gesturing with his left hand to the left and looking to his left, his head in profile, his right hand holding a sword by his side, pointing to the ground. With the engraved title 'Mr Phelps as Hamlet'.
Dimensions	Sight measurement, image height: 13.3cm Sight measurement, image width: 11.4cm Frame height: 24.1cm Width: 20.8cm
Marks and inscriptions	Transliteration
Credit line	Given by Mrs. R.A. Stutfield in accordance with the wishes of her late sister, Helen Lowry.
Object history	Portrait of the actor Samuel Phelps as Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare, which Phelps performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 8 September 1837.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.852-2001

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Record created	March 18, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O64392/mr-phelps-as-hamlet-tinsel-print/

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