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Diston, Alfred, active 1818–1829
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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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Measure for Measure
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Smirke [Shakespeare] Album
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19th century
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brown ink
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wove paper
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brown wash
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gouache
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graphite
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oil paint
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watercolor
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drawing
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watercolor
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figure study
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Measure for Measure, play by William Shakespeare
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arches
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bowl
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brother
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correctional institution
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costume
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figure study
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gesturing
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nun
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nun's habit
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pitcher
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plays by William Shakespeare
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prison
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Europe
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Tenerife
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Claudio, Isabella's brother (character in Measure for Measure)
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Isabella, a novice nun (character in Measure for Measure)
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Exhibition History
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Claudio and Isabella
1823
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Alfred Diston, active 1818–1829
Ladies' Church dress
ca. 1828