Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British
Title:
Christopher Sly and the Page, as His Wife
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/16 x 4 7/16 inches (16.3 x 11.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center "No 1"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.3447
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
barefoot | literary theme | kneeling | crowd | drapery | pillows | bed | necklace | shoes | figure study | women | servants | men | husband | wife | squires | illusion | plays by William Shakespeare | The Taming of the Shrew, 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, pp. 47, 113, no. 134, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:29441