Charles Mayne Young as Hamlet and Mary Glover as Ophelia in Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Oil Painting
ca. 1831 (painted)
ca. 1831 (painted)
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George Clint (1770-1854) went to school in Yorkshire after which he worked in turn for a fishmonger, attorney, housepainter and bookseller. He trained as a miniature painter before going on to produce mezzotints and coloured copies from prints by George Morland (1763-1804) and others. His first oil painting was a portrait of his wife. He was elected ARA in 1821 and exhibited 99 works at the Royal Academy between 1802 and 1845, the majority portraits. After about 1816 many of his portraits were of actors and theatrical scenes. His studio in Gower Street became a meeting place for the leading actors and actresses of the day.
This painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1831 and depicts a moment in Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Hamlet. It is one of about 500 British oil paintings and watercolours given to the South Kensington Museum, now the Victoria and Albert Museum, by John Sheepshanks in 1857.
This painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1831 and depicts a moment in Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Hamlet. It is one of about 500 British oil paintings and watercolours given to the South Kensington Museum, now the Victoria and Albert Museum, by John Sheepshanks in 1857.
Object details
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| Title | Charles Mayne Young as Hamlet and Mary Glover as Ophelia in <i>Hamlet</i> by William Shakespeare (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil on canvas by George Clint entitled 'Charles Mayne Young as Hamlet and Mary Glover as Ophelia in 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare'. Great Britain, ca. 1831. |
| Physical description | A woman (Ophelia - played by Miss Glover) stands with her back to the viewer. A man (Hamlet - played by Charles Young) stands to her right, his front facing the viewer, his arms folded. The scene takes place in a room with a geometrically patterned floor, luxurious draped fabric on the right-hand side and a series of rounded architectural arches in the background. A stringed instrument (?lute) is raised on a platform in the midground between the two figures. |
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| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
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| Literary reference | William Shakespeare's <i>Hamlet</i>, act 3, scene 1 |
| Summary | George Clint (1770-1854) went to school in Yorkshire after which he worked in turn for a fishmonger, attorney, housepainter and bookseller. He trained as a miniature painter before going on to produce mezzotints and coloured copies from prints by George Morland (1763-1804) and others. His first oil painting was a portrait of his wife. He was elected ARA in 1821 and exhibited 99 works at the Royal Academy between 1802 and 1845, the majority portraits. After about 1816 many of his portraits were of actors and theatrical scenes. His studio in Gower Street became a meeting place for the leading actors and actresses of the day. This painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1831 and depicts a moment in Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Hamlet. It is one of about 500 British oil paintings and watercolours given to the South Kensington Museum, now the Victoria and Albert Museum, by John Sheepshanks in 1857. |
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| Accession number | FA.20[O] |
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| Record created | October 28, 2003 |
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