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Prints and Drawings
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De, Wilde Samuel, 1748–1832
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Dean, John, 1754–1798
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Fuseli, Henry, 1741–1825
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Hoppner, John, 1758–1810
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Macklin, Thomas, active 1779–1793
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Ryley, Charles Reuben, 1752–1798
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
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Tomkins, Peltro William, 1760–1840
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Paintings
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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King Lear
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Period
18th century
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Materials & Techniques
laid paper
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oil paint
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painting (technique)
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beeswax
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black ink
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brown wash
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canvas
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etching (printing process)
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graphite
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mezzotint
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millboard
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stipple engraving
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intaglio print
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drawing
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literary theme
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figure study
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basket
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landscape
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plays by William Shakespeare
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women
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Common Raven
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Fifty-one Fables in Verse or Fables of John Gay (1727, Part the Second 1738)
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Georgian
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King Lear, play by William Shakespeare
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Macbeth, Act I, Scene III
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Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare
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The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)
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barefoot
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beard
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bird
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bonnet (hat)
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boys
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England
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United Kingdom
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Wakefield
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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The Three Witches (characters in Macbeth)
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King Lear (character in King Lear)
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Macbeth (character in The Tragedy of Macbeth)
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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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George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Tate Britain, 1984-10-17 - 1985-01-06)
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George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-02-13 - 1985-04-07)
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George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2000-02-14 - 2000-05-15)
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George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Yale Center for British Art, 1999-04-30 - 1999-09-05)
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Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
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Painting in England 1700-1850 - From The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
1786
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Charles Reuben Ryley, 1752–1798
'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Vol. II, Chap. III: The Return of Olivia
1786
Not on view
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Peltro W. Tomkins, 1760–1840
The Three Witches
1786
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Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832
Head of a Man with a Beard and Long Hair in the Wind
1786
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Print made by John Dean, 1754–1798
A Shepherdess
1786