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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Drawings & Watercolors
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female
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Robert & Mary Smirke's Illustrated Sketches to Shakespeare
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18th century-19th century
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laid paper
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wove paper
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brown ink
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watercolor
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allegorical
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cloaks
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of the Head of a Snake
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Woman Sleeping in Her Chamber and a Man Standing Over Her Bed
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Allegorical Designs for Medals
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of Armored Knights in Battle with Horses
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