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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British, Viola and Olivia, 1822
- Title:
Viola and Olivia
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1822
- Medium:
- Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 9/16 x 4 3/8 inches (16.7 x 11.1 cm), Image: 5 5/16 x 4 inches (13.5 x 10.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Act 1"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.3446
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- balcony | balustrade | curtains | drapery | dress | gesturing | literary theme | plays by William Shakespeare | talking | tunic | Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, play by William Shakespeare | veil | women
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Viola as Cesario
Olivia (character in Twelfth Night) - 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:29440
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, p. 48, no. 138, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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