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Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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1821
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Smirke [Shakespeare] Album
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The Tempest
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19th century
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graphite
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black ink
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The Tempest, play by William Shakespeare
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Ariel (character in The Tempest)
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Prospero (character in The Tempest)
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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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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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Prospero and Ariel
1821
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George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Conjurer with Pistol and Cards
ca. 1826