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Danby, Francis, 1793–1861
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1837
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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19th century
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black ink
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watercolor
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II, Scene I
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Oberon (character from A Midsummer Night's Dream)
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Puck (character in A Midsummer Night's Dream)
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Titania (character in A Midsummer Night's Dream)
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Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain 1850-1930 (Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 1979-06-05 - 1979-09-02)
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Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain 1850-1930 (RISD Museum, 1979-03-28 - 1979-05-13)
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Francis Danby ARA (Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 1988-11-05 - 1989-01-21)
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Francis Danby ARA (Tate Britain, 1989-02-15 - 1989-04-09)
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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
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Victorian Fairey Painting (University of Iowa Museum of Art, 1998-02-28 - 1998-05-24)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Francis Danby, 1793–1861
Oberon and Titania
1837