Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811, British
Title:
Falstaff Carrying Dead Hotspur
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, gouache, and gum arabic on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 16 3/8 x 20 1/4 inches (41.6 x 51.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black crayon, verso, upper right: "4300 | [...] | Lord Ma[...] | 3 x 3 1/2"; in graphite, verso, lower center: "BUNBURY | 63-18 x (check mark)"; verso, lower right: "BUNBURY, HENRY: | FALSTAFF"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.26
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
literary theme | rocks (landforms) | dead | carrying | dying | obese | plumes | shields | boots | hats | ruffs | breeches | stockings | capes | swords | ruffles | armour | trees | men | battle | war | Henry IV Part I, Act V, Scene IV | plays by William Shakespeare | Henry IV, part I by William Shakespeare | play
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, pp. 7, 94, no. 21, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13151