Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776, British
Title:
Falstaff Inspecting the Recruits
Date:
between 1761 and 1765
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 9 5/8 inches (18.8 × 24.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1237
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
men | soldiers | inspecting | boy | leisure | staffs | doorway | rafters | hats | breeches | stockings | boots | figure study | bust | obese | sitting | recruits | gesturing | literary theme | Henry IV Part II, Act III, Scene II | plays by William Shakespeare | Henry IV, part II by William Shakespeare
Associated Places:
Gloucestershire | England | United Kingdom | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Francis Hayman (Kenwood House, 1987-06-24 - 1987-09-30)

Francis Hayman (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-04-01 - 1987-05-31)

Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
Publications:
Brian Allen, Francis Hayman, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1987, pp. 22, 144-5, 187, no. 75, NJ18 H3324 A54 (YCBA)

Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 26-7, 82, no. 67, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10404