Print made by Henry J. Townsend, 1810–1890, British, Where the Bee Sucks. The Tempest, Act V, Scene I, Ariel on a Hammock of Convolvulus, 1853
- Title:
Where the Bee Sucks. The Tempest, Act V, Scene I, Ariel on a Hammock of Convolvulus
- Date:
- 1853
- Medium:
- Etching on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 4 x 5 5/8 inches (10.2 x 14.3 cm), Plate: 3 7/8 x 5 3/8 inches (9.8 x 13.7 cm), Image: 3 1/2 x 5 inches (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "H"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center: "g"; lower right: "1" [encircled]
lower center: "W. J. TOWNSEND."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.13207
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- branch | fairy | flowers (plants) | leaves | literary theme | moon | nude | play | sleeping | spirit | The Tempest, play by William Shakespeare | vine | wings
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Ariel (character in The Tempest) - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38120
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