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Hugh William "Grecian" Williams, 1773–1829, British, Birnam Wood, before 1801
- Title:
Birnam Wood
- Part Of:
- Date:
- before 1801
- Medium:
- Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 × 19 3/4 inches (38.1 × 50.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Signed and dated in black ink, lower left: "Williams. Edin. 1801"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5783
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cliffs | clouds | clouds | forest | landscape | lightning | Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare | night | rocks (landforms) | storm | trees | wood
- Associated Places:
- Birnam | Europe | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | United Kingdom
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15063
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Nobleness and Grandeur - Forging Historical Landscape in Britain, 1760 - 1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-01-27 - 2005-04-24) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Duncan Robinson, Fairest isle : the appreciation of British scenery, 1750-1850, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1989, p. 19, no. 156, ND1354.4 F35 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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