Collection: Prints and Drawings / Period: 19th century / Subject Terms: plays by William Shakespeare

1. Oberon and Titania

Creator:: Francis Danby, 1793–1861
Date:: 1837
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black ink with gum over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 × 8 1/4 inches (15.2 × 20.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. Portia and Bassanio

Creator:: Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828
Date:: ca. 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches (16.5 x 13 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Malvolio Dancing

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink with brown wash and oil on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches (13 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. She Never Told Her Love, But Sat Like Patience on a Monument

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink with brown wash and gouache and oil on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches (13 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Hecate

Creator:: George Henry Harlow, 1787–1819
Date:: 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with stumping on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 7 inches (21.9 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. Sketches for a Scene from 'Macbeth'

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: ca. 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and black chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 5/16 x 20 inches (41.5 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

7. Design for Midsummer Night's Dream

Creator:: Thomas Grieve, 1799–1882
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite, squared for transfer on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 × 6 1/2 inches (55.9 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Prospero Watching Ferdinand and Miranda

Creator:: Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844
Date:: ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with black chalk and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 7 1/8 inches (21.9 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Ferdinand Riding the Waves

Creator:: Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gray wash and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 inches (24.8 × 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Queen Katherine's Dream

Creator:: George Henry Harlow, 1787–1819
Date:: 1807
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/8 × 9 7/8 inches (34.6 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. Design for A Winter's Tale

Creator:: Thomas Grieve, 1799–1882
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 × 12 3/4 inches (18.7 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Falstaff Dragging the Body of Hotspur

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with brown wash and gouache over graphite with gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 x 4 15/16 inches (16.2 x 12.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Prospero and Ariel

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with brown wash and gouache over graphite with gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches (15 x 12 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Anne Page and Slender

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with brown wash and gouache over graphite with gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 4 7/16 inches (18.8 x 11.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Study for 'Finding of the Body of Bassanio'

Creator:: Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, graphite and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 x 8 inches (30.8 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. "Hubert, let me not be bound!"

Creator:: James Heath, 1757–1834
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 13/16 x 12 15/16 inches (42.7 x 32.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. "Here, I and sorrows sit; here is my throne, bid kings come and bow to it"

Creator:: James Heath, 1757–1834
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 7/8 x 13 inches (42.8 x 33 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. "We come to visit you: and purpose now, to lead you to our court: vouchsafe it then."

Creator:: James Heath, 1757–1834
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 7/8 x 13 inches (42.8 x 33 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Otello

Creator:: Print made by William Heath, 1795–1840
Date:: 1829
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 7/8 inches (26 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. Hamlet

Creator:: Print made by Charles Ansell, ca.1752–active 1790
Date:: 1809
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/16 x 15 3/16 inches (31.2 x 38.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. Gloucestershire. Before Shallow's house: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act III, Scene II

Creator:: Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:: after 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/16 × 8 9/16 inches (16.1 × 21.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. London. The Boar's-head Tavern in Eastcheap: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act II, Scene IV

Creator:: Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:: after 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 8 1/8 inches (16.4 × 20.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. London. A Street: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act II, Scene I

Creator:: Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:: after 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 8 1/8 inches (14.9 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. Another Part of the Field: 'Henry IV Part I,' Act V, Scene IV

Creator:: Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:: after 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/16 × 8 7/16 inches (15.7 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly as Othello and Desdemona at the New Strand Theatre

Creator:: Print made by John W. Gear, 1806–1866
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/16 x 14 9/16 inches (26.2 x 37 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. "Then go, bid the huntsmen wake them with their horns"

Creator:: James Heath, 1757–1834
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 13/16 x 12 15/16 inches (42.7 x 32.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. Come Gentle Night: "Romeo and Juliet," Act III, Scene II

Creator:: Print made by James H. Baker, born 1829
Date:: between 1839 and 1849
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving, line engraving, and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches (28.2 x 21.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. Pistol eating Fluellen's Leak - "Henry V"

Creator:: Print made by Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811
Date:: between 1811 and 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Hand-colored etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 inches (26 x 39 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Othello

Creator:: Print made by William Heath, 1795–1840
Date:: 1829
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 1/8 inches (25.2 × 33.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. "Mark your divorce young sir, whom son I dare not call"

Creator:: James Heath, 1757–1834
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 13/16 x 13 1/16 inches (42.7 x 33.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Falstaff and his Friends

Creator:: William Greatbach, Born 1802
Date:: ca. 1868
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, smooth, cream card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 inches (22.5 × 28 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

32. Lysander Awakening to See Helena

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with brown wash and gouache over graphite with gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Falstaff Instructing Bardolph

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with brown wash and gouache over graphite with gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 4 1/2 inches (15.2 x 11.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Studies for Shylock

Creator:: Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper joined to thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on card
Dimensions:: Mount: 15 × 18 7/8 inches (38.1 × 47.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Claudio and Isabella

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 4 inches (13 x 10.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Christopher Sly and the Page, as His Wife

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 x 4 7/16 inches (16.3 x 11.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Capulet Railing at his Daughter, Juliet

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches (16.1 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Feste, as Sir Topas, addressing Malvolio

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil, partly varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 x 4 5/16 inches (16.7 x 11 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Isabella and Mariana Kneeling Before the Duke

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 4 inches (13 x 10.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Falstaff with Mistress Quickly and Bardolph

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 4 3/8 inches (15.3 x 11.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Hotspur and the Plotters at Bangor

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 5 inches (16.8 x 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Lady Mortimer's Welsh Song

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 15/16 x 4 5/16 inches (17.7 x 11 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Sleepest or Wakest Thou?

Creator:: Print made by Richard Ansdell, 1815–1885
Date:: ca. 1853
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, smooth, cream card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/4 × 5 7/8 inches (10.8 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Ford in a Rage After Seeing Falstaff

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 15/16 x 4 1/2 inches (15.1 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Falstaff at Herne's Oak

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches (18.6 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Launce with his Dog Crab

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: ca. 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/2in. (20.6 x 16.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. Ferdinand Reunited with his Father

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 15/16 x 4 5/16 inches (15.1 x 11 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. Prospero Conjuring a Masque for Ferdinand and Miranda

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: ca. 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 15/16 x 6 9/16 inches (12.6 x 16.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. Viola and Olivia

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 x 4 3/8 inches (16.7 x 11.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. Juliet About to Take her Sleeping Draught

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (16.5 x 11.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. Malvolio abusing Maria, Fabian and Sir Toby

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil, partly varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 4 5/16 inches (15.5 x 11 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. Katherina and Grumio

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, oil, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream beige paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 x 4 3/8in. (16.2 x 11.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. Oberon and Puck

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 6 7/16 inches (19.1 x 16.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. Master William Page and Sir Hugh Evans

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches (18.5 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. The Death of Ophelia

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: ca. 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 13/16 x 5 7/8 inches (12.2 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. Mrs. Pope as Juliet

Creator:: Print made by William Ward, 1766–1826
Date:: ca. 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

57. The Murder of Duncan - Study of Sleeping Grooms

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 13/16 × 7 7/16 inches (9.7 × 18.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Daggers

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 11/16 × 8 5/8 inches (14.4 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 × 5 1/16 inches (11.1 × 12.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth Stabbing Duncan

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on moderately thick, textured, brown laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 11/16 × 9 9/16 inches (14.4 × 24.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. The Murder of Duncan - Lady Macbeth, Approaching Macbeth and the Body

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 7/16 x 2 11/16 inches (11.2 x 6.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. The Murder of Duncan - Lady Macbeth, Approaching Macbeth and the Body

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 × 1 13/16 inches (11.1 × 4.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. The Murder of Duncan - The Sleeping Groom

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 6 7/8in. (11.1 x 17.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 5 1/16in. (11.1 x 12.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. Enter Malvolio, Crossgartered...

Creator:: Sir John Gilbert, 1817–1897
Date:: 1863
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gray ink, red ink, gouache, gum arabic, and graphite on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/4 × 29 3/4 inches (48.9 × 75.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

66. Cleopatra on the Cydnus to Meet Antony

Creator:: Alfred Edward Chalon, 1780–1860
Date:: ca. 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink with gray wash and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/2 x 14 3/8 inches (49.6 x 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

67. Lear in the Storm

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gouache and scraping, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, peach wove paper with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 30 1/16 x 24 15/16 inches (76.3 x 63.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

68. Macbeth and Banquo on the Heath

Creator:: George Fennell Robson, 1788–1833
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gouache and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 3/8 inches (19 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

69. The Murder of Banquo

Creator:: George Fennell Robson, 1788–1833
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/16 × 10 1/2 inches (18.2 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. Olivia and Maria

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink with brown wash, gouache and oil on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/16 x 3 3/8 inches (10.7 x 8.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. The Reconciliation of the Montagues and the Capulets

Creator:: Frederic Leighton, 1830–1896
Date:: 1854
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 9/16 x 20 3/4 inches (39.6 x 52.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

72. "This is fairy gold, boy, and will prove so"

Creator:: James Heath, 1757–1834
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 13/16 x 13 1/16 inches (42.7 x 33.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

73. The Princes in the Tower

Creator:: William Marshall Craig, 1763 or 1764–1829
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink with gray wash and watercolor on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 13/16 x 8 11/16 inches (27.5 x 22.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

74. Hamlet and the Ghost

Creator:: William Marshall Craig, 1763 or 1764–1829
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink with watercolor and gray wash on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 11/16 x 8 3/16 inches (27.2 x 20.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

75. Macbeth and the Apparition of the Armed Head

Creator:: William Marshall Craig, 1763 or 1764–1829
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink with gray wash and watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/16 × 8 15/16 inches (28.1 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

76. Hamlet and the Ghost

Creator:: George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 5/16 inches (17.4 x 21.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

77. Sketch for the Passions: Jealousy

Creator:: Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
Date:: 1853
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, light blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 x 10 1/8 inches (35.5 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

78. Sketch for the Passions: Love

Creator:: Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
Date:: 1853
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, light blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches (35.9 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

79. Sketch for the Passions: Pride

Creator:: Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
Date:: ca. 1854
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches (36.8 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. Timon of Athens Before His Cave

Creator:: Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
Date:: ca. 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 7/16 inches (24.5 × 18.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

81. Othello and Desdemona, 'Othello', Act V, Scene II

Creator:: attributed to Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
Date:: ca. 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 3/4 inches (24.4 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

82. A Scene in Ancient Rome: A Setting for Titus Andronicus, I, ii

Creator:: Joseph Michael Gandy, 1771–1843
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, watercolor and gouache with pen and brown ink on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (18.4 x 29.2cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

83. Macbeth and the Witch

Creator:: George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

84. Alcibiades and Timon

Creator:: Richard Westall, 1765–1836
Date:: ca. 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gouache and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/8 × 10 1/16 inches (33.3 × 25.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

85. Cymbeline, Act III, Scene IV (engraving for Boydell's "Shakespeare Gallery")

Creator:: Robert Thew, 1758–1802
Date:: 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving in stipple
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

86. Rosalind

Creator:: Print made by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 3/4 × 16 inches (55.2 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

87. The late Mrs Pope as Juliet

Creator:: Print made by William Ward, 1766–1826
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 3/4 × 16 inches (55.2 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

88. Cymbeline's Palace, in Briton-Imogene, 'Cymbeline,' Act I, Scene II

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Burke, 1749–1815
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

89. Near Milford Haven, 'Cymbeline,' Act III, Scene IV

Creator:: Print made by Robert Thew, 1758–1802
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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18. "We come to visit you: and purpose now, to lead you to our court: vouchsafe it then."

19. Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Otello

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21. Gloucestershire. Before Shallow's house: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act III, Scene II

22. London. The Boar's-head Tavern in Eastcheap: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act II, Scene IV

23. London. A Street: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act II, Scene I

24. Another Part of the Field: 'Henry IV Part I,' Act V, Scene IV

25. Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly as Othello and Desdemona at the New Strand Theatre

26. "Then go, bid the huntsmen wake them with their horns"

27. Come Gentle Night: "Romeo and Juliet," Act III, Scene II

28. Pistol eating Fluellen's Leak - "Henry V"

29. Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Othello

30. "Mark your divorce young sir, whom son I dare not call"

31. Falstaff and his Friends

32. Lysander Awakening to See Helena

33. Falstaff Instructing Bardolph

34. Studies for Shylock

35. Claudio and Isabella

36. Christopher Sly and the Page, as His Wife

37. Capulet Railing at his Daughter, Juliet

38. Feste, as Sir Topas, addressing Malvolio

39. Isabella and Mariana Kneeling Before the Duke

40. Falstaff with Mistress Quickly and Bardolph

41. Hotspur and the Plotters at Bangor

42. Lady Mortimer's Welsh Song

43. Sleepest or Wakest Thou?

44. Ford in a Rage After Seeing Falstaff

45. Falstaff at Herne's Oak

46. Launce with his Dog Crab

47. Ferdinand Reunited with his Father

48. Prospero Conjuring a Masque for Ferdinand and Miranda

49. Viola and Olivia

50. Juliet About to Take her Sleeping Draught

51. Malvolio abusing Maria, Fabian and Sir Toby

52. Katherina and Grumio

53. Oberon and Puck

54. Master William Page and Sir Hugh Evans

55. The Death of Ophelia

56. Mrs. Pope as Juliet

57. The Murder of Duncan - Study of Sleeping Grooms

58. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Daggers

59. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)

60. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth Stabbing Duncan

61. The Murder of Duncan - Lady Macbeth, Approaching Macbeth and the Body

62. The Murder of Duncan - Lady Macbeth, Approaching Macbeth and the Body

63. The Murder of Duncan - The Sleeping Groom

64. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)

65. Enter Malvolio, Crossgartered...

66. Cleopatra on the Cydnus to Meet Antony

67. Lear in the Storm

68. Macbeth and Banquo on the Heath

69. The Murder of Banquo

70. Olivia and Maria

71. The Reconciliation of the Montagues and the Capulets

72. "This is fairy gold, boy, and will prove so"

73. The Princes in the Tower