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Sketchbook

1876 (made)
Artist/Maker
Godwin, Edward William (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Sketchbook containing studies for costume and settings for a production of Shakespeare's 'Henry V', designs for a town hall, for houses, a small church and a doorway, a plan of Riverview House, Chiswick Mall, and studies of old buildings at Hastings and at Rye, Sussex.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Architecture
Shakespeare
Object type
Sketchbook
Materials and techniques
Metal-point with some water-colour on paper
Water-Colour
Metal-Point
Paper
Binding
Drawing
Brief description
Sketchbook containing studies for costume and settings for John Coleman's production of Shakespeare's 'Henry V', along with studies of buildings and architectural designs for a town hall, houses, a church etc. Metal-point and water-colour drawings by Edward William Godwin, 1876. 84 pages of metallic surfaced paper, thread-stitched, the covers missing.
Physical description
Sketchbook containing studies for costume and settings for a production of Shakespeare's 'Henry V', designs for a town hall, for houses, a small church and a doorway, a plan of Riverview House, Chiswick Mall, and studies of old buildings at Hastings and at Rye, Sussex.
Dimensions
  • Size of volume height: 14.6cm
  • Size of volume width: 8.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Henry V. Costumes. 1420 etc.' (Inscribed by the artist on page 1)
  • (Inscribed throughout with notes, including comments on an exhibition held at the Hogarth Club, measurements, names and addresses etc.)
  • (Dated 29th January to 1 April 1876)
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history
The coffee table is now in the possession of the City Art Gallery, Bristol, A photograph of it is reproduced as Pl.18 in the Small Picture Book Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Arts, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1952.
Historical context
John Coleman's production of Shakespeare's Henry V was first performed at the Queen's Theatre, London 16 September 1876.
Subjects depicted
Costume
Stage
Town Hall
Houses
Church
Buildings
Places depicted
Hastings
Chiswick Mall
Literary referenceHenry V
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.240-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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