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Stage setting for Friar Lawrence's Cell

Theatre Design
1891 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Craig, Edward Gordon (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (drawn)

Projected design for a stage setting of Act II, Scene III, Friar Lawrences Cell, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Mounted on a sheet of a diary for Easter Day, Sunday 2 April, 1893.

Object details

Categories
Shakespeare
Drawings
Object type
Theatre design
TitleStage setting for Friar Lawrence's Cell (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and Chinese white drawing
Zinc
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Projected design by Edward Gordon Craig for Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Act II, Scene 3, depicting Friar Lawrence's cell. Great Britain, 1891.
Physical description
Projected design for a stage setting of Act II, Scene III, Friar Lawrences Cell, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Mounted on a sheet of a diary for Easter Day, Sunday 2 April, 1893.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 13.3cm
  • Sheet width: 10.2cm
  • Image height: 5.6cm
  • Image width: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'G C 1891'/ 'Idea for Romeo and Juliet Friars Cell Lyceum influence'/ 'my first style' (Signed in ink: 'G C 1891' Inscribed 'Idea for Romeo and Juliet Friars Cell Lyceum influence' 'my first style' is inscribed on the mount. Inscribed on the back of the sheet with a diary entry and a later note.)
Gallery label
Design for Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
1891
Edward Gordon Craig

'Remember that on a sheet of paper which is but two inches square you can make a line which seems to tower in the air, and you can do the same on your stage, for it is all a matter of proportion and nothing to do with actuality.'

Watercolour
Given by Mr Edward Craig
Museum no. E.24-1971
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Craig
Object history
Lent by Mr Edward Craig to Edward Gordon Craig Memorial Exhibition, Victoria and Albert Museum, November 1967 - January 1968.
Subjects depicted
Theatre, Set Design
Shakespeare
Romeo
Juliet
Literary referenceRomeo and Juliet
Bibliographic reference
Reproduced in Nash, G 'Edward Gordon Craig, 1967, pl 25.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.24-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O686833/stage-setting-for-friar-lawrences-theatre-design-craig-edward-gordon/
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