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Bell, John, 1745–1831
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Fittler, James, 1758–1835
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Opie, John, 1761–1807
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Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
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Walker, George, active 1792–died 1795
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Wright, John Massey, 1777–1866
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Prints
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British Theatre
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Period
18th century
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18th century-19th century
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wove paper
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graphite
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watercolor
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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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pen
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drawing
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watercolor
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figure study
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sword
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stockings
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dresses
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gesturing
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men
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play
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Highland costume
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Scottish
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The Gamester (1753)
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The Gamester, Act V, Scene IV
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The Merry Wives of Windsor, play by William Shakespeare
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antlers
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balcony
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Anne Page (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Fenton (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Herne the Hunter
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Messr. Ford (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Messr. Page (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Mistress Ford (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Mistress Page (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Mistress Quickly (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Pistol (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Sir Hugh Evans (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Sir John Falstaff
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Slender (character in The Merry Wives of Windsor)
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Exhibition History
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28)
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Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15)
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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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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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John Massey Wright, 1777–1866
Falstaff Disguised as Herne
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George Walker, active 1792–died 1795
Scotsman with Sword; Modern Dress of a Highland Chieftan
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James Fittler, 1758–1835
'The Gamester,' Act V, Scene IV
1792
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Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
The Elopement
1792