Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British, Bust of Shakespeare, 1825
- Title:
- Bust of Shakespeare
- Additional Title(s):
- [One from] Illustrations to Shakespeare
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1825
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, pen and ink, brown wash, and gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 3/4 x 5 13/16 inches (22.2 x 14.7 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.3445
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bust | carving | collar | columns | flowers (plants) | mantle | moustache | portrait | sculpture | statue
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:29438
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, p. 45, no. 118, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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