John Philip Kemble as Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Painting
1801 (painted)
1801 (painted)
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Portrait of John Philip Kemble as Hamlet, full length. He wears black pseudo-Elizabethan dress with a black cloak lined in red. His hands are by his sides, the left hand holding a skull. He looks heavenwards. A sword lies on the ground at his feet. He is standing outdoors at night and in the background, left, a full moon rises above battlements.
Object details
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| Title | John Philip Kemble as Hamlet in <i>Hamlet</i> by William Shakespeare (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Portrait entitled "John Philip Kemble as Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare", after Sir Thomas Lawrence, after 1801 |
| Physical description | Portrait of John Philip Kemble as Hamlet, full length. He wears black pseudo-Elizabethan dress with a black cloak lined in red. His hands are by his sides, the left hand holding a skull. He looks heavenwards. A sword lies on the ground at his feet. He is standing outdoors at night and in the background, left, a full moon rises above battlements. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs W. E. Kemble, in memory of Paul Philip Kemble |
| Object history | Given by Mrs W.E. Kemble in memory of Paul Philip Kemble, 1988. |
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| Literary reference | <i>Hamlet</i> |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
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| Accession number | S.285-1989 |
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| Record created | October 27, 2003 |
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