Richard Dadd, 1817–1886, British, Sketch for the Passions: Pride, ca. 1854
- Title:
- Sketch for the Passions: Pride
- Additional Title(s):
Sketch to Illustrate the Passions: Pride
By That Sin Fell the Angels
Henry VIII, Act III, Scene II- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1854
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches (36.8 x 25.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, lower right: "Sketch to illustrate the Passions. Pride. | By that SIn fell the Angels how then shall Man be. Shakespeare."; in black ink, lower right: "by Richard Dadd Bethlem Hospital. April 185[...]"
Signed and dated in black ink, lower right: "by Richard Dadd Bethlem Hospital. April 185[...]"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6137
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- armor | begging | buildings | castle | crowd | feathers | helmet | Henry VIII, Act III, Scene II | illustration | king (person) | kneeling | literary theme | men | nobility | peasants | plays by William Shakespeare | praying | pride | study (visual work) | women | worship
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Henry VIII (1491–1547), king of England and Ireland - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8816
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Richard Dadd Exhibition (Davis & Langdale Co., Inc., 1994-05-03 - 1994-06-03) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
The British Castle : A Symbol in Stone, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2017, p. 7, V2722 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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