First Design of a Battle Scene - YCBA Collections Search

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British, First Design of a Battle Scene, undated

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
and / or Mary Smirke, 1779–1853
Title:: First Design of a Battle Scene
Part Of:: Collective Title: Robert & Mary Smirke's Illustrated Sketches to Shakespeare
Date:: undated
Medium:: Pen and brown ink, over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Image: 3 5/8 × 4 13/16 inches (9.2 × 12.2 cm), Sheet: 9 1/16 × 7 7/16 inches (23 × 18.9 cm), Mount: 14 9/16 × 10 inches (37 × 25.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "First Design"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1977.14.3530
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
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:29585
Export:: XML
IIIF Manifest:: JSON

If you have information about this object that may be of assistance please contact us.