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Gilbert, John, Sir, 1817–1897
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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19th century
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black ink
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apotheosis
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armor
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baskets
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beards
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Ariel (character in The Tempest)
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Arthur I (1187–1203), duke of Brittany
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Bottom (character in A Midsummer Night's Dream)
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
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Sir John Gilbert, 1817–1897
Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters
1871