Lady Macbeth
Illustration
late 20th century (made)
late 20th century (made)
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Watercolour drawing by Anthony Holland of Lady Macbeth in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, Macbeth. One of a series of images by Holland showing leading female characters from opera. These are all painted on appropriately atmospheric coloured grounds and there is no indication that they are designs for specific productions. They lack the usual annotations found on Holland's costume designs.
Anthony Holland (1912-2001) was a successful designer of sets and costumes for the theatre. He designed plays, opera, pantomime and popular entertainment, including revues and strip club shows. His early work was with regional repertory companies but, after the Second World War, he worked in London. He was noted for designing witty costumes for pantomime dames and was in demand to design ice shows.
Anthony Holland (1912-2001) was a successful designer of sets and costumes for the theatre. He designed plays, opera, pantomime and popular entertainment, including revues and strip club shows. His early work was with regional repertory companies but, after the Second World War, he worked in London. He was noted for designing witty costumes for pantomime dames and was in demand to design ice shows.
Object details
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| Title | Lady Macbeth (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour drawing by Anthony Holland of Lady Macbeth in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Macbeth |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing of Lady Macbeth in Verdi's opera Macbeth. Full length figure of a woman on a russet-grey wash background. She wears a medieval-style orange overdress decorated with gold circular patterns and with gold bands on the sleeves. She has a long black underskirt and a fur-trimmed black cloak patterned in gold, secured by gold chains across the breast fastened to gold discs. Her neck is covered by a white cloth and on her head is a large gold crown and an elaborate plaited wig, the two braids folded at either side of her face. The design is annotated 'Lady Macbeth'. Signed in pencil, 'Anthony Holland', in capital letters, lower right. |
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| Object history | Part of a collection of Anthony Holland material purchased with Enthoven Funds from Oxfam. RF 2022/508 |
| Summary | Watercolour drawing by Anthony Holland of Lady Macbeth in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, Macbeth. One of a series of images by Holland showing leading female characters from opera. These are all painted on appropriately atmospheric coloured grounds and there is no indication that they are designs for specific productions. They lack the usual annotations found on Holland's costume designs. Anthony Holland (1912-2001) was a successful designer of sets and costumes for the theatre. He designed plays, opera, pantomime and popular entertainment, including revues and strip club shows. His early work was with regional repertory companies but, after the Second World War, he worked in London. He was noted for designing witty costumes for pantomime dames and was in demand to design ice shows. |
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| Accession number | S.41-2023 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2022 |
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