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Hamlet

Poster
1894 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising W.S. Hardy’s Company touring production of Shakespeare’s 'Hamlet', 1894; Depicting Hamlet (played by Gordon Craig) contemplating the skull of Yorick; Stencil on brown paper; Signed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHamlet
Materials and techniques
Stencil on brown paper
Brief description
Poster advertising W.S. Hardy’s Company touring production of Shakespeare’s 'Hamlet'; Depicting Hamlet contemplating the skull of Yorick; Stencil on brown paper; Signed; Design by Beggarstaff Brothers; Great Britain; 1894.
Physical description
Poster advertising W.S. Hardy’s Company touring production of Shakespeare’s 'Hamlet', 1894; Depicting Hamlet (played by Gordon Craig) contemplating the skull of Yorick; Stencil on brown paper; Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 180cm
  • Width: 75cm
  • Frame height: 1903mm
  • Frame width: 833mm
  • Frame depth: 60mm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
Signed.
Credit line
Given by Mrs J.T. Clarke
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceShakespeare, William. <u>Hamlet</u>.
Associated object
CIRC.605-1962 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Collection
Accession number
E.371-1921

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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