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Hoare, Mary, 1744–1820
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Blyth, Robert, 1750–1784
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Downman, John, 1750–1824
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Fisher, Edward, 1722–1785
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Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740–1812
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Paintings
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female
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male
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, 1768
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Henry IV, Part I
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The Tempest
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The Winter's Tale, Act V
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18th century
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graphite
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scraping
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watercolor
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black ink
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laid paper
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wove paper
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gouache
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oil paint
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painting (technique)
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plays by William Shakespeare
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Henry IV, part I by William Shakespeare
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Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare
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bed
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Hotspur (Henry Percy), character in Henry IV, Part I
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Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon and queen of Mycenae (or sometimes Argos) in ancient Greek legend
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Farren, Elizabeth (1759x62–1829), actress
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Imogen (character in Cymbeline)
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Kate, Lady Percy
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Reverend Mr. Yorick
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Sir John Falstaff
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Exhibition History
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
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Gothic Nightmares - Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination (Tate Britain, 2006-02-15 - 2006-05-01)
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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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Attributed to Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Falstaff with the Body of Hotspur
ca. 1786
Not on view
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John Downman, 1750–1824
The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furies
1781
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Print made by Robert Blyth, 1750–1784
The Captive
1781
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Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Miss Farren in the Character of Hermione
1781
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Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
The Three Witches from Macbeth: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1781
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Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Lady Percy Watching the Sleeping Hotspur
1781
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Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Lady Macbeth, Sleepwalking
1781
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Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Prospero and Miranda
1781
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Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Imogen Entering the Cave, 'Cymbeline', Act III, Scene VI
1781