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Simson, David, 1803–1874
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Hamlet
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Mulready, William (1786–1863), painter
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Ophelia (character in Hamlet)
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Exhibition History
Artist as Narrator - Nineteenth Century Narrative Art in England and France (Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 2005-09-08 - 2005-12-04)
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
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Shakespeare in Western Art (Isetan Museum of Art, 1992-10-29 - 1992-11-24)
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Shakespeare in Western Art (Kintetsu Museum of Art, 1993-01-09 - 1993-02-02)
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Shakespeare in Western Art (Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, 1992-11-28 - 1992-12-23)
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Shakespeare in Western Art (Takamatsu City Museum of Art, 1993-01-09 - 1993-02-08)
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Shakespeare on Canvas (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-01-02 - 2012-06-30)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Charles Hunt, 1803–1877
Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii
1863
Not on view
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Print made by Charles West Cope, 1811–1890
W. Mulready RA
1863
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David Simson, 1803–1874
At Penshurst
1863
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David Simson, 1803–1874
At Penshurst Kent (view with cloaked figure)
1863