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Prints and Drawings
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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Atkinson, John Augustus, 1775–approximately 1833
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Rowney, & Forster, active 1820–1822
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1947
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Classification
Drawings & Watercolors
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Prints
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male
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Collective Title
Smirke [Shakespeare] Album
4
The Fairs
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
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The Taming of the Shrew
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The Tempest
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Period
19th century
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Materials & Techniques
wove paper
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brown ink
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brown wash
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gouache
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pen
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graphite
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hand coloring
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lithography
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oil paint
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gum
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drawing
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planographic print
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figure study
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literary theme
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cityscape
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breeches
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figure study
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literary theme
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plays by William Shakespeare
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tights
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dress
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gesturing
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hats
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woman
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The Merry Wives of Windsor, play by William Shakespeare
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basket
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bonnets
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building
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children
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cityscape
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cloak
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cobblestones
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collar
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costume
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Alonso, King of Naples (character in The Tempest)
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Anne Page (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Crachami, Caroline (possibly 1815–1824)
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Ferdinand (character in The Tempest)
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Grumio, a servant
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Katharine (character in The Taming of the Shrew)
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Master Slender (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Messr. Ford (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Miranda (character in The Tempest)
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Sicilian Fairy
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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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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Anne Page and Slender
1821
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Ferdinand Reunited with his Father
1821
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Katherina and Grumio
1821
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Ford in a Rage After Seeing Falstaff
1821
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Print made by Rowney & Forster, active 1820–1822
May Day
after 1821
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Print made by Rowney & Forster, active 1820–1822
The Show
after 1821