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1. Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act V, Scene 4, the Outlaws' Cave

Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act V, Scene 4, the Outlaws' Cave
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801, British
Date:
1792
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
65 1/2 x 52 1/2 inches (166.4 x 133.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene

Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene
Creator:
Richard Dadd, 1817–1886, British
Date:
1846
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 1/4 × 34 inches (102.2 × 86.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i

The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i
Creator:
William Hamilton, 1751–1801, British
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
13 1/2 x 17 inches (34.3 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Cordelia Championed by the Earl of Kent, from Shakespeare's "King Lear," I, i

Cordelia Championed by the Earl of Kent, from Shakespeare's "King Lear," I, i
Creator:
unknown artist, eighteenth century
Date:
between 1770 and 1780
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
41 1/8 x 50 1/2 inches (104.5 x 128.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

5. Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii

Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii
Creator:
Charles Hunt, 1803–1877, British
Date:
1863
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 x 26 inches (45.7 x 66 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. Shylock and Tubal from "The Merchant of Venice"

Shylock and Tubal from "The Merchant of Venice"
Creator:
Herbert Stoppelaer, active 1730–1775, Irish
Date:
1767 to 1769
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 1/2 x 28 3/4 inches (59.7 x 73 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

7. The Seven Ages of Man: The Pantaloon, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Pantaloon, 'As You Like It,' II, vii
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British
Date:
between 1798 and 1801
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
15 x 19 7/8 inches (38.1 x 50.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. Oberon and Titania

Oberon and Titania
Creator:
Francis Danby, 1793–1861, Irish
Date:
1837
Medium:
Watercolor and black ink with gum over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 × 8 1/4 inches (15.2 × 20.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Malvolio: Possibly a Self-Portrait in the Role

Malvolio: Possibly a Self-Portrait in the Role
Creator:
John Boyne, ca. 1750–1810, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Black and gray wash with pen and black ink, scraping, graphite, and red pencil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 6 1/16 inches (22.7 × 15.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Enter Malvolio, Crossgartered...

Enter Malvolio, Crossgartered...
Creator:
Sir John Gilbert, 1817–1897, British
Date:
1863
Medium:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gray ink, red ink, gouache, gum arabic, and graphite on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/4 × 29 3/4 inches (48.9 × 75.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters

Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters
Creator:
Sir John Gilbert, 1817–1897, British
Date:
1871
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink, and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on wood panel
Dimensions:
Sheet: 41 x 28 inches (104.1 x 71.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. Prospero Watching Ferdinand and Miranda

Prospero Watching Ferdinand and Miranda
Creator:
Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844, British
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Graphite with black chalk and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 7 1/8 inches (21.9 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. Hecate

Hecate
Creator:
George Henry Harlow, 1787–1819, British
Date:
1815
Medium:
Graphite with stumping on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 7 inches (21.9 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. Head of a Man with a Beard and Long Hair in the Wind

Head of a Man with a Beard and Long Hair in the Wind
Creator:
Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832, British
Date:
1786
Medium:
Graphite with black ink and brown wash, verso: pen and brown ink and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, light blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 5 5/8 inches (16.8 × 14.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Alcibiades and Timon

Alcibiades and Timon
Creator:
Richard Westall, 1765–1836, British
Date:
ca. 1805
Medium:
Watercolor with gouache and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 10 1/16 inches (33.3 × 25.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. Shakespearean Scene (?): A Pilgrim

Shakespearean Scene (?): A Pilgrim
Creator:
Joseph Farington, (landscape), 1747–1821, British
Date:
1796
Medium:
Pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, pasted on contemporary mount made of thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 18 1/2 × 15 5/8 inches (47 × 39.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Theatrical Figures About a Throne

Theatrical Figures About a Throne
Creator:
Richard Westall, 1765–1836, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 × 23 3/4 inches (48.3 × 60.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. Othello and Desdemona, 'Othello', Act V, Scene II

Othello and Desdemona, 'Othello', Act V, Scene II
Creator:
attributed to Richard Cosway, 1742–1821, British
Date:
ca. 1805
Medium:
Graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 3/4 inches (24.4 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Hamlet and the Ghost

Hamlet and the Ghost
Creator:
George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor with black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 5/16 inches (17.4 x 21.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. Macbeth and the Witch

Macbeth and the Witch
Creator:
George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. Hamlet and the Ghost

Hamlet and the Ghost
Creator:
William Marshall Craig, 1763 or 1764–1829, British
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Brown ink with watercolor and gray wash on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 11/16 x 8 3/16 inches (27.2 x 20.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. Olivia and Maria

Olivia and Maria
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British
Date:
1822
Medium:
Brown ink with brown wash, gouache and oil on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/16 x 3 3/8 inches (10.7 x 8.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Edward, Prince of Wales, Presenting the Captive King John of France and His Sons to His Father Edward the Third After the Battle of Poictiers

Edward, Prince of Wales, Presenting the Captive King John of France and His Sons to His Father Edward the Third After the Battle of Poictiers
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:
1788
Medium:
Stipple engraving and line engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper laid on mount
Dimensions:
Mount: 15 1/4 x 19 1/16 inches (38.8 x 48.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. She Never Told Her Love, But Sat Like Patience on a Monument

She Never Told Her Love, But Sat Like Patience on a Monument
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British
Date:
1827
Medium:
Brown ink with brown wash and gouache and oil on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches (13 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Juliet

Juliet
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809, British
Date:
1779
Medium:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 14 1/8 inches (53.4 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. The School-Boy

The School-Boy
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:
1824
Medium:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (22.6 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. The Justice

The Justice
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:
1824
Medium:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/16 × 11 1/4 inches (23 × 28.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. Mr. Macklin and Mrs. Pope in the Characters of Shylock and Portia

Mr. Macklin and Mrs. Pope in the Characters of Shylock and Portia
Creator:
William Nutter, 1754–1802, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Stipple engraving, etching, and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 1/16 x 16 1/4 inches (56.1 x 41.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. The Three Witches

The Three Witches
Creator:
Peltro W. Tomkins, 1760–1840, British
Date:
1786
Medium:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 10 3/16 inches (24.2 × 25.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. Malvolio Dancing

Malvolio Dancing
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British
Date:
1827
Medium:
Black ink with brown wash and oil on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches (13 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Garrick Reading the Ode at the Shakespeare Jubilee

Garrick Reading the Ode at the Shakespeare Jubilee
Creator:
Caroline Watson, 1760–1814, British
Date:
1784
Medium:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 7/16 x 17 13/16 inches (62 x 45.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alexander

32. Mr. Garrick and Miss Bellamy in the Characters of Romeo and Juliet

Mr. Garrick and Miss Bellamy in the Characters of Romeo and Juliet
Creator:
Simon François Ravenet, 1706–1774, French, active in Britain
Date:
1753
Medium:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 × 21 5/8 inches (42.9 × 55 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection