Theatre Design
1942 (made)
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Design in gouache of a stage set for Act V in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', 'A room in the Castle of Dunsinane.'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gouache, painting, drawing |
| Brief description | 'A room in the Castle of Dunsinane'. Design by Michael Ayrton (Ayrton Gould) (born 1921) and John (Francis) Minton (1917-1957) for the stage setting for Act V in Shakespeare's Macbeth, produced at the Piccadilly Theatre, London, 8 July 1942. |
| Physical description | Design in gouache of a stage set for Act V in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', 'A room in the Castle of Dunsinane.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed on the back in ink and pencil with notes.) |
| Credit line | Given by Sir John Gielgud |
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| Literary reference | 'Macbeth' by William Shakespeare |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1964 published by HMSO 1965 |
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| Accession number | E.340-1964 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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