Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British, Prospero Conjuring a Masque for Ferdinand and Miranda, ca. 1810
- Title:
- Prospero Conjuring a Masque for Ferdinand and Miranda
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1810
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 4 15/16 x 6 9/16 inches (12.6 x 16.6 cm), Image: 4 9/16 x 6 3/16 inches (11.6 x 15.7 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.3442
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- clouds | figure study | flying | gesturing | illusion | literary theme | magic | magician | masque | plays by William Shakespeare | robes | sitting | The Tempest, play by William Shakespeare
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Miranda (character in The Tempest)
Prospero (character in The Tempest)
Ferdinand (character in The Tempest) - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:29436
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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, pp. 45, 107, no. 121, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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