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Mary Hoare, 1744–1820, British, Ophelia's Death, ca. 1781
- Title:
- Ophelia's Death
- Part Of:
Collective Title: The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Date:
- ca. 1781
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor with gouache, black ink, and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper with reminants of contemporary drawn border
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 22 9/16 x 17 13/16 inches (57.3 x 45.3 cm), Sheet: 22 3/8 x 17 7/16 inches (56.9 x 44.3 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1975
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- climbing | death | dress | drowning | flowers (plants) | forest | garlands | Hamlet, play by William Shakespeare | literary theme | play | plays by William Shakespeare | sash | scarf | slippers | stream | suicide | trees | woman
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Ophelia (character in Hamlet) - Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9820
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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, pp. 29, 87, no. 79, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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