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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Smirke, Mary
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Prints
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male
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female
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Collective Title
Smirke [Shakespeare] Album
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The Tempest
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18th century-19th century
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19th century
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laid paper
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brown ink
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brown wash
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etching (printing process)
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gouache
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line engraving
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drawing
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literary theme
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figure study
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literary theme
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The Taming of the Shrew, play by William Shakespeare
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The Tempest, play by William Shakespeare
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baskets
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beach
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boots
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boys
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doublets
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drapery
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fruit
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hat
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magician
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men
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plays by William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Ariel (character in The Tempest)
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Prospero (character in The Tempest)
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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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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Taming of the Shrew
1821
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Prospero and Ariel
1821