Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811, British, Launce Teaching His Dog Crab, undated
- Title:
- Launce Teaching His Dog Crab
- Additional Title(s):
- 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona', Act IV, Scene IV
- Part Of:
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, red chalk, black chalk, graphite, and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 16 5/16 x 20 3/8 inches (41.5 x 51.7 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 16 x 19 15/16 inches (40.6 x 50.6 cm), Sheet: 13 7/8 x 17 3/4 inches (35.2 x 45.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "3 (encircled)"; verso, upper right: "9300 | no 9 [...] | Loft(?), Mr Work [...] | 3 x 3 1/2"; verso, center left: "X"; verso, lower right: "BUNBURY, HENRY: | LAUNCE"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1976.1.25
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- belfry | bell | breeches | capes | collar | dog (animal) | door | doublets | habit | hats | literary theme | men | monk | plays by William Shakespeare | plumes | ruffs | sashes | stockings | swords | teaching | The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene IV | The Two Gentlemen of Verona, play by William Shakespeare | training | trees | wall | windows
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Crab, the dog
Launce (character in The Two Gentlemen of Verona) - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13150
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, p. 7, no. 20, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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