Mary Hoare, 1744–1820, British, Antigonus Disposing of Perdita, ca. 1781
- Title:
- Antigonus Disposing of Perdita
- Additional Title(s):
- Bohemia. A Desert Country Near the Sea: 'The Winter's Tale', Act III, Scene III
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1781
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor with brown and black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, textured, beige card with additional inscribed sheet mounted lower center
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 23 1/16 x 18 5/8 inches (58.5 x 47.3 cm), Sheet: 22 3/8 x 18 9/16 inches (56.8 x 47.2 cm), Sheet: 2 1/16 x 18 3/8 inches (5.2 x 46.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower center, on mount: "Blossom, speed thee well! | Weep I cannot | But my heart bleeds ; and most accurst am I, | To be by oath enjoin'd to this; Farewel! | The day frowns more and more; Thou art like to have | A lullaby too rough;" in graphite, lower center, on mount: "Winters Tale"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1982
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- baby | blanket | boat | children | cloak | coast | desert | gesturing | grief | literary theme | man | marine art | meteorology | papers | plays by William Shakespeare | princess | rocks (landforms) | sadness | sail | science | servant | ship | shore (landform) | sleeping | standing | storm | The Winter's Tale, Act III, Scene III | The Winter's Tale, play by William Shakespeare | trunk | waves (natural events)
- Associated Places:
- Bohemia | Czech Republic | Europe
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Perdita (character in The Winter's Tale)
Antigonus (character in The Winter's Tale) - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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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. 28, no. 73, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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