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Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841, British, A Scene from "The Abbot", 1833

Creator:: Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841
Title:: A Scene from "The Abbot"
Former Title(s):: Scene from a History of Mary, Queen of Scots
Additional Title(s):: Original Sketch for the Tableau of The Abbot, performed at Hatfield, 1833
Part Of:: Collective Title: The Abbot
Date:: 1833
Medium:: Watercolor with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches (23.5 x 18.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed verso in graphite, lower right: "Blue [...]. | D25227HX"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Everett V. Meeks, Fund
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1979.12.815
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: gown | literary theme | man | novel | performance | queen (person) | royalty | tableau vivant | The Abbot by Sir Walter Scott, 1820 | theater (discipline) | throne | veil | women
Associated Places:: England | Hatfield | Hatfield House | Hertfordshire | United Kingdom
Associated People:: Mary [Mary Stewart] (1542–1587), queen of Scots
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19427
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