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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Ellis, George Cressal, ca. 1810–1875
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Harraden, Richard Banks, 1778–1862
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Duncan, Edward, 1803–1882
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Robson, George Fennell, 1788–1833
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Smirke, Mary
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von, Holst Theodor, 1810–1844
2
Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842
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Cox, David, 1783–1859
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Gandy, Joseph Michael, 1771–1843
1
Jackson, Samuel, 1794–1869
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Payne, William, active 1850s
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
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Unknown, artist (Company style)
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Classification
Drawings & Watercolors
30
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
1
Creator Gender
male
30
female
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Collective Title
Smirke [Shakespeare] Album
9
Henry IV, Part I
5
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2
Romeo and Juliet
2
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2
The Tempest
1
Period
19th century
31
Materials & Techniques
gouache
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wove paper
28
graphite
23
watercolor
21
pen
17
brown ink
15
brown wash
10
oil paint
6
black ink
5
black chalk
4
varnish
4
gum
3
laid paper
2
scratching out
2
brown chalk
1
gray wash
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ink
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scraping
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scraping out
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white chalk
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drawing
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watercolor
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literary theme
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figure study
10
architectural subject
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landscape
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cityscape
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genre subject
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sporting art
2
portrait
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Subject Terms
literary theme
17
plays by William Shakespeare
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men
12
figure study
11
architectural subject
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landscape
6
Henry IV, part I by William Shakespeare
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trees
5
women
5
cape
4
clouds
4
drapery
4
gesturing
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hat
4
sitting
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costume
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hills
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road
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talking
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woods
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United Kingdom
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London
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Scotland
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England
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Europe
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Forres
1
Great Britain
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India
1
Italy
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Patna
1
Rome
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Thames
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Associated People
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Banquo (character in Macbeth)
2
Bardolph (character in Henry IV, parts I and II)
2
Juliet (character in Romeo and Juliet)
2
Sir John Falstaff
2
Fleance (character in Macbeth)
1
Helena (character in A Midsummer Night's Dream)
1
Hotspur (Henry Percy), character in Henry IV, Part I
1
Lady Mortimer (character in Henry IV, Part I)
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Lord Capulet (character in Romeo and Juliet)
1
Lysander (character in A Midsummer Night's Dream)
1
Macbeth (character in The Tragedy of Macbeth)
1
Mistress Quickly (character in Henry IV, Part I)
1
Oberon (character from A Midsummer Night's Dream)
1
Robin Goodfellow (Puck), character in A Midsummer Night's Dream
1
The Three Witches (characters in Macbeth)
1
Exhibition History
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
13
British Architectural Drawings (Yale Center for British Art) (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-04-21 - 1982-05-30)
1
Joseph Gandy - Visionary Architect (Richard L. Feigen & Co., 2006-04-25 - 2006-07-22)
1
Oil on Water - Oil Sketches by British Watercolorists (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-08-26 - 1986-11-09)
1
Samuel Jackson (Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 1986-04-12 - 1986-05-26)
1
Samuel Jackson (Thos. Agnew & Sons, 1986-06 - 1986-07-08)
1
The Romantic Art of Theodor von Holst (Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, 1994-06-11 - 1994-07-23)
1
The Romantic Art of Theodor von Holst (Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, Ltd., 1994-05-05 - 1994-06-01)
1
Works of Splendor and Imagination - The Exhibition Watercolor 1770-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-09-16 - 1981-11-22)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
25
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frank de Caro and Rosan Augusta Jordan
1
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Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Foul by God: River Landscape with Anglers Fishing From a Weir
ca. 1830
2
George Fennell Robson, 1788–1833
The Murder of Banquo
ca. 1830
3
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Falstaff Instructing Bardolph
1825
4
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Lysander Awakening to See Helena
1825
5
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Falstaff Dragging the Body of Hotspur
1825
6
William Payne, active 1850s
A Cave in Sunlight, with Figures
1825
7
Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844
Theatrical Group
undated
8
George Fennell Robson, 1788–1833
Macbeth and Banquo on the Heath
ca. 1830
9
Samuel Jackson, 1794–1869
Romantic Landscape
ca. 1830
10
Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844
Ferdinand Riding the Waves
ca. 1830
11
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Bust of Shakespeare
1825
12
Edward Duncan, 1803–1882
Pheasant Shooting
1825
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Edward Duncan, 1803–1882
Wild Duck Shooting
1825
14
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Juliet About to Take her Sleeping Draught
1825
15
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Falstaff with Mistress Quickly and Bardolph
1825
16
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Lady Mortimer's Welsh Song
1825
17
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Oberon and Puck
1825
18
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Hotspur and the Plotters at Bangor
1825
19
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Capulet Railing at his Daughter, Juliet
1825
20
John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Bridge in a Continental Town
ca. 1830
21
David Cox, 1783–1859
London Bridge
before 1831
22
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Design for setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 2, Scene 3
undated
23
Joseph Michael Gandy, 1771–1843
A Scene in Ancient Rome: A Setting for Titus Andronicus, I, ii
ca. 1830
24
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre, March 12, 1857 - Act 5, Scene 2
undated
25
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Design for the Setting of Charles Kean's Production of Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857
undated
26
Unknown artist (Company style)
Basket Makers
ca. 1830
27
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Design for setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 1, Scene 2
undated
28
Richard Banks Harraden, 1778–1862
Emanuel College from St. Andrews Street, Cambridge
ca. 1830
29
Richard Banks Harraden, 1778–1862
St. Peter's College, Cambridge
ca. 1830
30
Richard Banks Harraden, 1778–1862
Jesus College, Cambridge
ca. 1830
31
Richard Banks Harraden, 1778–1862
New Building of St. John's from the Gardens, Cambridge
ca. 1830