Edward Gordon Craig as Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Painting
1896 (painted)
1896 (painted)
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Portrait of Edward Gordon Craig as Hamlet. Black-clad figure, full length. He faces the viewer's left, his head in three-quarter view. Dark background.
Object details
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| Title | Edward Gordon Craig as Hamlet in <i>Hamlet</i> by William Shakespeare (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Painting entitled "Edward Gordon Craig as Hamlet in Hamlet by William Shakespeare", Sir William Rothenstein, 1896 |
| Physical description | Portrait of Edward Gordon Craig as Hamlet. Black-clad figure, full length. He faces the viewer's left, his head in three-quarter view. Dark background. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir John Rothenstein |
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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.1056-1984 |
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| Record created | November 5, 2003 |
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