Derek Jacobi as Hamlet
Photograph
October 1988 (made)
October 1988 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Lord Snowdon (Antony Armstrong–Jones) began his career in 1951, making his name as both a fashion and theatre photographer and a portraitist. He was artistic adviser to the Sunday Times magazine in the 1960s, and his work has appeared in many newspapers and periodicals including Vogue and Vanity Fair. In 2001 the National Portrait Gallery held a retrospective exhibition of his work.
Actor Sir Derek Jacobi was an acclaimed Hamlet, playing the role for the Prospect Theatre Company (later the Old Vic Company) at the Old Vic and on tour in 1977- 1979, and on television in 1980 as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare series. He was Laertes in the National Theatre Company’s opening production at the Old Vic in 1963 and Claudius in Kenneth Branagh’s film version of the play in 1996. He had directed Branagh in the leading role for the Renaissance Theatre Company in 1988, the year in which this photograph was taken.
Actor Sir Derek Jacobi was an acclaimed Hamlet, playing the role for the Prospect Theatre Company (later the Old Vic Company) at the Old Vic and on tour in 1977- 1979, and on television in 1980 as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare series. He was Laertes in the National Theatre Company’s opening production at the Old Vic in 1963 and Claudius in Kenneth Branagh’s film version of the play in 1996. He had directed Branagh in the leading role for the Renaissance Theatre Company in 1988, the year in which this photograph was taken.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Derek Jacobi as Hamlet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Colour portrait photograph of Derek Jacobi as Hamlet, by Lord Snowdon, signed, 1988 |
| Physical description | Colour photograph of Derek Jacobi as Hamlet, wearing a white collarless shirt and grey doublet with laced fastenings, half length, turned to viewer's right. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Snowdon' (Photographer's signature, lower right hand corner) |
| Credit line | Given by the Earl of Snowdon |
| Literary reference | Hamlet |
| Summary | Lord Snowdon (Antony Armstrong–Jones) began his career in 1951, making his name as both a fashion and theatre photographer and a portraitist. He was artistic adviser to the Sunday Times magazine in the 1960s, and his work has appeared in many newspapers and periodicals including Vogue and Vanity Fair. In 2001 the National Portrait Gallery held a retrospective exhibition of his work. Actor Sir Derek Jacobi was an acclaimed Hamlet, playing the role for the Prospect Theatre Company (later the Old Vic Company) at the Old Vic and on tour in 1977- 1979, and on television in 1980 as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare series. He was Laertes in the National Theatre Company’s opening production at the Old Vic in 1963 and Claudius in Kenneth Branagh’s film version of the play in 1996. He had directed Branagh in the leading role for the Renaissance Theatre Company in 1988, the year in which this photograph was taken. |
| Other number | 1192 - Negative number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.188-2013 |
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| Record created | March 13, 2014 |
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