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Ellis, George Cressal, ca. 1810–1875
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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Gandy, Joseph Michael, 1771–1843
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Robson, George Fennell, 1788–1833
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von, Holst Theodor, 1810–1844
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1863
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1871
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1919
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On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
15
Image Use
Free to Use
15
Image Available
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15
Classification
Drawings & Watercolors
14
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
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Creator Gender
male
15
Collective Title
Smirke [Shakespeare] Album
4
Henry IV, Part I
3
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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The Tempest
1
The Tragedy of Macbeth
1
Period
19th century
15
Materials & Techniques
graphite
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wove paper
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gouache
12
watercolor
10
brown ink
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pen
6
brown wash
5
gum
3
gray wash
1
ink
1
oil paint
1
scraping
1
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drawing
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watercolor
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literary theme
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architectural subject
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figure study
4
cityscape
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landscape
1
portrait
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Subject Terms
literary theme
14
architectural subject
7
plays by William Shakespeare
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figure study
5
men
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Henry IV, part I by William Shakespeare
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cape
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clouds
3
hat
3
battlefield
2
cloak
2
gesturing
2
man
2
road
2
talking
2
tricking
2
walking
2
women
2
A Midsummer Night's Dream, play by William Shakespeare
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Grand Tour
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United Kingdom
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England
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Europe
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Forres
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Italy
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London
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Rome
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Scotland
1
Associated People
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Banquo (character in Macbeth)
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Bardolph (character in Henry IV, parts I and II)
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Helena (character in A Midsummer Night's Dream)
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Hotspur (Henry Percy), character in Henry IV, Part I
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Lysander (character in A Midsummer Night's Dream)
1
Macbeth (character in The Tragedy of Macbeth)
1
Sir John Falstaff
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The Three Witches (characters in Macbeth)
1
Exhibition History
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
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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)
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The Romantic Art of Theodor von Holst (Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, 1994-06-11 - 1994-07-23)
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The Romantic Art of Theodor von Holst (Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, Ltd., 1994-05-05 - 1994-06-01)
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Falstaff Instructing Bardolph
1825
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Lysander Awakening to See Helena
1825
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Falstaff Dragging the Body of Hotspur
1825
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George Fennell Robson, 1788–1833
Macbeth and Banquo on the Heath
ca. 1830
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Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844
Ferdinand Riding the Waves
ca. 1830
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Bust of Shakespeare
1825
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Hotspur and the Plotters at Bangor
1825
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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
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Joseph Michael Gandy, 1771–1843
A Scene in Ancient Rome: A Setting for Titus Andronicus, I, ii
ca. 1830
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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 4, Scene 2
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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 5, Scene 3
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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
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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
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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
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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 5, Scene 4
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