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Drawing

1924 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Sheringham, George (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Watercolour design for Miss Isobel McLaren as Donna Clara in Sheridan's 'The Duenna.'


Object details

Categories
Theatre
Drawings
Designs
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Paper
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing by George Sheringham, one of nine designs for Sheridan's 'The Duenna' at the Lyric Theatre, costume of Miss Isobel McLaren as Donna Clara, reproduced in 'Robes of Thespis' as plate LXIV, watercolour on paper, Great Britain, 1924
Physical description
Watercolour design for Miss Isobel McLaren as Donna Clara in Sheridan's 'The Duenna.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 40cm
  • Width: 30cm
Dimensions taken from Department of Prints and Drawings, Theatre Costume Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum Colour Microfiche, Emmett Microform, 1983.
Marks and inscriptions
'George Sheringham' (Signed)
Credit line
Given by Mr Rupert Mason
Subjects depicted
Costume Design
Theatre Costume
Associations
Richard Sheridan
Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)
Literary reference'The Duenna' by Sheridan
Bibliographic references
  • Department of Prints and Drawings, Theatre Costume Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum Colour Microfiche, Emmett Microform, 1983
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
  • Sheringham, George and R. Boyd Morrison for Rupert Mason. Robes of Thespis; costume designs by modern artists. London: E. Benn limited, 1928.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.630-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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