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Cosway, Richard, 1742–1821
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Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
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Thew, Robert, 1758–1802
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Thomson, Henry, 1773–1843
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Unknown artist
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Westall, Richard, 1765–1836
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Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Prints
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male
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unknown
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Collective Title
The Life of Timon of Athens
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Othello, the Moor of Venice (?)
1
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (?)
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Period
19th century
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Materials & Techniques
graphite
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wove paper
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black chalk
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black ink
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gouache
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laid paper
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mezzotint
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stipple engraving
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watercolor
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literary theme
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plays by William Shakespeare
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cave
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men
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sandals
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Cymbeline, Act II, Scene II
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Hamlet, Act III, Scene III
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The Life of Timon of Athens, play by William Shakespeare
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The Tempest, play by William Shakespeare
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The Tragedy of Othello, Act V, Scene II
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Timon of Athens, Act IV, Scene III
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armor
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Alcibiades (c. 450–404 BC), Athenian statesman, orator, and general
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Claudius (character in Hamlet)
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Desdemona (character in Othello)
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Iachimo
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Imogen (character in Cymbeline)
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Othello (character in Othello, the Moor of Venice)
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Timon (character in Timon of Athens)
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Timon of Athens (ca. 431 BC–404 BC)
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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 Fund
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
A Character (? Macbeth) in Renaissance Dress..
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Robert Thew, 1758–1802
Shakespeare's Tempest Act IV Scene I. Prospero's Cell
1800
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Print made by unknown artist
Titania and Bottom
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Richard Westall, 1765–1836
Alcibiades and Timon
ca. 1805
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Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
Timon of Athens Before His Cave
ca. 1805
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attributed to Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
Othello and Desdemona, 'Othello', Act V, Scene II
ca. 1805