Not currently on display at the V&A

Drawing

1961 (made)
Artist/Maker

Drawing of a bearded Robert Eddison, head, signed by the artist and the subject and dated 1961, with the character's name, spelt as Poloinius.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Charcoal and watercolour
Brief description
Charcoal and watercolour drawing depicting Robert Eddison as Polonius in Hamlet, 1961
Physical description
Drawing of a bearded Robert Eddison, head, signed by the artist and the subject and dated 1961, with the character's name, spelt as Poloinius.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 38.4cm
  • Sheet width: 28.1cm
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
Object history
Associated production: Hamlet. Drama by William Shakespeare.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.534-1997

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Record createdOctober 20, 2009
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