Costume design for the King in Richard II
Maker and role
Artist: W. Graham Robertson, British, 1866-1948
Year
ca. 1903
Object detail
Media/Materials
Watercolor and ink on paper
Measurements
21 3/4 x 14 1/2in (55.2 x 36.8cm)
Credit line
Gift of The Tobin Endowment
Accession number
TL2002.226.34
Object type
Department
Location
Theatre production
Play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, His Majesty's Theatre, London, 1903.
Further information
Richard II's reign is known for its innovations in costume, and Robertson strove for historical authenticity. The King is fashionably, and expensively, dressed in a brocade robe (houppelande) with exaggeratedly high collage and long full sleeves. The black robe, with its silver-grey lining, is an elegant example of the "parti-coloured" garments popular at the English court.
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