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Frederick Robson as Gam-Bogie, the Yellow Dwarf, in The Yellow Dwarf by James Robinson Planché

Painting
1856 (made)
Artist/Maker

Oil portrait of Frederick Robson as Gam-Bogie. Black background. Full length supernatural figure, completely dressed in yellow and with yellow skin. He has a domed head, a hunchback and large pointed ears. Signed and dated.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFrederick Robson as Gam-Bogie, the Yellow Dwarf, in <i>The Yellow Dwarf</i> by James Robinson Planché (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Painting entitled "Frederick Robson as Gam-Bogie, the Yellow Dwarf in The Yellow Dwarf by James Robinson Planché", R. Emery, 1856.
Physical description
Oil portrait of Frederick Robson as Gam-Bogie. Black background. Full length supernatural figure, completely dressed in yellow and with yellow skin. He has a domed head, a hunchback and large pointed ears. Signed and dated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.2cm
  • Width: 21.7cm
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026
Collection
Accession number
S.220-1987

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Record createdOctober 31, 2003
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