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Westall, Richard, 1765–1836
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Dickinson, William, 1746–1823
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Gardner, Daniel, 1750–1805
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Geiger, Andreas, 1765–1856
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Gillray, James, 1756–1815
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Hoare, Mary, 1744–1820
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Macklin, Thomas, active 1779–1793
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Mortimer, John Hamilton, 1740–1779
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Romney, George, 1734–1802
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Stothard, Thomas, 1755–1834
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Unknown artist
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Watson, Thomas, 1743–1781
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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
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
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The Life of Timon of Athens
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The Pilgrim's Progress, Part II, Fourth Stage
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18th century
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18th century-19th century
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wove paper
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watercolor
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graphite
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laid paper
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black ink
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brown ink
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brown wash
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etching (printing process)
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literary theme
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portrait
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plays by William Shakespeare
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hats
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men
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Athens
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Greece
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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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Arviragus (Cadwal)
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Belarius (Morgan)
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Bunbury, Catherine (1754–1799), actress
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Giant Grim (character in The Pilgrim's Progress)
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Great-heart (character in The Pilgrim's Progress)
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Guiderius (Polydore)
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Gwyn, Mary (1753–1840), actress
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Imogen (character in Cymbeline)
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Malvolio (character in Twelfth Night)
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Maria (character in Twelfth Night)
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Sebastian (character in Twelfth Night)
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Shakespearean fool
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Sir John Falstaff
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Timon of Athens (ca. 431 BC–404 BC)
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Viola (character in Twelfth Night)
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characters
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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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Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
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Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection
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George Romney, 1734–1802
John Henderson as Falstaff
1780
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Richard Westall, 1765–1836
Greatheart's Battle with Grim
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James Gillray, 1756–1815
Sophia, Honour, and the Chambermaid
1780
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Alcibiades and Timon
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Print made by William Dickinson, 1746–1823
Mrs. Gwynne and Mrs. Bunbury in the Characters of the Merry Wives of Windsor
1780
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Andreas Geiger, 1765–1856
Viola nach Shakespeare von Deinhardstein - Costume Bild zur Theatrezeitung
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Richard Westall, 1765–1836
Theatrical Figures About a Throne
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Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Arviragus, Bearing Imogen as Dead in his Arms, 'Cymbeline', Act IV, Scene II
1780