COLLECTION NAME:
LUNA: Folger Digital Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
FOLGERCM1~6~6
LUNA: Folger Digital Image Collection
Collection
true
Digital Image File Name:
33454
rootfile
33454
Digital Image File Name
false
Source Call Number:
FPa88
call_number
FPa88
Source Call Number
false
Source Creator:
Wilson, Benjamin, 1721-1788, artist.
author
Wilson, Benjamin, 1721-1788, artist.
Source Creator
false
Source Title:
William Powell as Hamlet encountering the Ghost [graphic] / Benjamin Wilson.
cd_title
William Powell as Hamlet encountering the Ghost [graphic] / Benjamin Wilson.
Source Title
false
Image Details:
after cleaning, June 2009.
special_instructions
after cleaning, June 2009.
Image Details
false
Source Created or Published:
ca. 1768-1769
imprint
ca. 1768-1769
Source Created or Published
false
Digital Image Type:
FSL collection
image_type
FSL collection
Digital Image Type
false
HAMNET CATALOG RECORD:
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Creator (Hamnet):
Wilson, Benjamin, 1721-1788, artist.
bib_creator
Wilson, Benjamin, 1721-1788, artist.
Creator (Hamnet)
false
Title (Hamnet):
William Powell as Hamlet encountering the Ghost [graphic]. Benjamin Wilson.
bib_title
William Powell as Hamlet encountering the Ghost [graphic]. Benjamin Wilson.
Title (Hamnet)
false
Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet):
ca. 1768-1769.
bib_creation_date
ca. 1768-1769.
Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet)
false
Physical Description (Hamnet):
1 painting : oil on canvas ; 49 1/2 x 45 5/8 in. (126.4 x 116 cm.)
bib_physicaldescription
1 painting : oil on canvas ; 49 1/2 x 45 5/8 in. (126.4 x 116 cm.)
Physical Description (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet. Act I. Scene 4 -- Illustrations.
bib_subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet. Act I. Scene 4 -- Illustrations.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Portrait paintings. gmgpc
bib_subject
Portrait paintings. gmgpc
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Powell, William, 1735-1769 -- Performances.
bib_subject
Powell, William, 1735-1769 -- Performances.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Powell, William, 1735-1769 -- Portraits.
bib_subject
Powell, William, 1735-1769 -- Portraits.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Ghost.
bib_subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Ghost.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Hamlet.
bib_subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Hamlet.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905, former owner.
bib_associated_name
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905, former owner.
Associated Name (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Sir Henry Irving sale, Christie's, 16 December 1905, lot 103, $110, as "Hamlet and his Father's Ghost: David Garrick, in the Character of Hamlet" by Zoffany.
bib_object_notes
Sir Henry Irving sale, Christie's, 16 December 1905, lot 103, $110, as "Hamlet and his Father's Ghost: David Garrick, in the Character of Hamlet" by Zoffany.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Condition reviewed the original canvas is a closed tabby weave. Although the tackind edges have been cut unevenly, the canvas seems to be the original size. It has been torn in several places. Wrinkling of the paint from excessive oxidized oil is evident throughout
bib_object_notes
Condition reviewed the original canvas is a closed tabby weave. Although the tackind edges have been cut unevenly, the canvas seems to be the original size. It has been torn in several places. Wrinkling of the paint from excessive oxidized oil is evident throughout
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Conserved the original canvas has been glue-lined to another canvas in a past restoration, presumably before it was purchased by Folger. The surface has been extensively repainted
bib_object_notes
Conserved the original canvas has been glue-lined to another canvas in a past restoration, presumably before it was purchased by Folger. The surface has been extensively repainted
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Exhibited: Amherst, Mead Art Building, Amherst College, "Shakespeare, Hamlet, and Macbeth" (no catalogue), 1951, as Zoffany's "Hamlet and the Ghost."
bib_object_notes
Exhibited: Amherst, Mead Art Building, Amherst College, "Shakespeare, Hamlet, and Macbeth" (no catalogue), 1951, as Zoffany's "Hamlet and the Ghost."
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
This record contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
bib_object_notes
This record contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Title from Pressly.
bib_object_notes
Title from Pressly.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
(All citations are as by Zoffany, with Garrick as Hamlet): Fink 1959, p. 64; Highfill 1973-, vol. 6, p. 94 (no. 165), vol. 7, p. 191, and vol. 11, p. 143 (no. 5) (identity of Hamlet as Garrick questioned in vols. 7 and 11); Burnim 1984, p. 196 (repr.)
bib_object_notes
(All citations are as by Zoffany, with Garrick as Hamlet): Fink 1959, p. 64; Highfill 1973-, vol. 6, p. 94 (no. 165), vol. 7, p. 191, and vol. 11, p. 143 (no. 5) (identity of Hamlet as Garrick questioned in vols. 7 and 11); Burnim 1984, p. 196 (repr.)
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Provenance (Hamnet):
Provenance: Collection of Sir Henry Irving.
bib_provenance
Provenance: Collection of Sir Henry Irving.
Provenance (Hamnet)
false
Citations (Hamnet):
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, 128
bib_citation
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, 128
Citations (Hamnet)
false
Call Number (Hamnet):
FPa88
mfhd_repository_number
FPa88
Call Number (Hamnet)
false