Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811, British
Title:
Launce Teaching His Dog Crab
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)
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:
literary theme | dog (animal) | teaching | training | men | monk | trees | wall | door | windows | belfry | bell | swords | capes | sashes | doublets | stockings | breeches | ruffs | collar | hats | plumes | habit | The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene IV | plays by William Shakespeare | The Two Gentlemen of Verona, play by William Shakespeare
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
Publications:
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, p. 7, no. 20, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13150