Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) as 'Hamlet' in William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'
Pamela Colman Smith (Pimlico 1878 - Bude 1951)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
141 x 90 mm
Place of origin
Knightsbridge
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1118453.3
Summary
Print, postcard, Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) as 'Hamlet' in William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' by Pamela Colman Smith (Pimlico 1877 - Bude 1925). One of six postcards with prints by Pamela Colman Smith of the heads of 'Dante', 'Shylock', 'Charles I', 'The Vicar of Wakefield', 'Hamlet', and 'Shylock'(silhouette), as played by Henry Irving. Other postcards in set are NT/SMA/PR/204a-b and d-f.
Marks and inscriptions
HAND COLOURED AND PUBLISHED BY 'THE GREEN SHEAF,' / 3 PARK MANSIONS ARCADE, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, LONDON, S.W. (printed on reverse)
Makers and roles
Pamela Colman Smith (Pimlico 1878 - Bude 1951), engraver (printmaker) The Green Sheaf Press, engraver and publisher