Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Painting
1914 (painted)
1914 (painted)
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Oil painting of Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Shylock, full length. Bearded figure, standing on a brown surface in front of a grey-white background. He wears an olive green overrobe with grey-blue and dull red decoration at edges, a dull red underrobe, a yellow stole and similar high-crowned hat, and a green sash at his waist. He holds a walking stick in his right hand and rests his left hand on the sash. Signed.
Object details
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| Title | Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Shylock in <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> by William Shakespeare (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on millboard |
| Brief description | Painting entitled "Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare", Charles Buchel, 1914 |
| Physical description | Oil painting of Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Shylock, full length. Bearded figure, standing on a brown surface in front of a grey-white background. He wears an olive green overrobe with grey-blue and dull red decoration at edges, a dull red underrobe, a yellow stole and similar high-crowned hat, and a green sash at his waist. He holds a walking stick in his right hand and rests his left hand on the sash. Signed. |
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| Credit line | Given by the family of Harry R. Beard |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> |
| 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.219-1987 |
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| Record created | November 6, 2003 |
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