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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British, The Death of Ophelia, ca. 1810
- Title:
The Death of Ophelia
- Part Of:
Collective Title: The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Date:
- ca. 1810
- 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: 4 13/16 x 5 7/8 inches (12.2 x 14.9 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.3481
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- castle | clouds | drama | dress | drowning | figure study | gesturing | Hamlet, play by William Shakespeare | literary theme | plays by William Shakespeare | river | scarf | sitting | suicide | trees | willows | woman
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Ophelia (character in Hamlet) - 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:29471
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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. 50, no. 151, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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