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Mr. Forrest, as Hamlet

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1854-12-23

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boston Theatre, Washington St.

GUSN

GUSN-198296

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Description

Shows a close-up scene of the actors in "Hamlet" on stage performing Act 3.

Details

Descriptive Terms

actors
scenes (depictions)
sets (groups)
plays (document genre)
performances (entertainment events)
line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection number PR237

Physical Description

1 newspaper engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1922-05-20

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3500.007

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

7 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of L.W. Jenkins, 1922

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Gleason's Pictorial (Publisher)

Material Type

line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Restrictions

Fair

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boston Theatre, Washington St.

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