Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776, British, Falstaff Inspecting the Recruits, between 1761 and 1765
- Title:
- Falstaff Inspecting the Recruits
- Additional Title(s):
- Gloucestershire. Before Shallow's House: 'Henry IV, Part II', Act III, Scene II
- Part Of:
- Date:
- between 1761 and 1765
- Materials & Techniques:
- Black chalk, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 3/8 × 9 5/8 inches (18.8 × 24.4 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1237
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boots | boy | breeches | bust | doorway | figure study | gesturing | hats | Henry IV Part II, Act III, Scene II | Henry IV, part II by William Shakespeare | inspecting | leisure | literary theme | men | obese | plays by William Shakespeare | rafters | recruits | sitting | soldiers | staffs | stockings
- Associated Places:
- England | Europe | Gloucestershire | United Kingdom
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Sir John Falstaff
Bardolph (character in Henry IV, parts I and II)
Robert Shallow (character in Henry IV, parts I and II) - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10404
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Francis Hayman (Kenwood House, 1987-06-24 - 1987-09-30) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Francis Hayman (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-04-01 - 1987-05-31) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Brian Allen, Francis Hayman, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1987, pp. 22, 144-5, 187, no. 75, NJ18 H3324 A54 (YCBA) [YCBA]
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 26-7, 82, no. 67, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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