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James Heath, 1757–1834, British, "This is fairy gold, boy, and will prove so", 1804
- Title:
"This is fairy gold, boy, and will prove so"
- Additional Title(s):
Bohemia. A Desert Country Near the Sea: 'Winter's Tale', Act III, Scene III
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1804
- Medium:
- Etching, line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 16 13/16 x 13 1/16 inches (42.7 x 33.1 cm), Plate: 14 1/4 x 10 15/16 inches (36.2 x 27.8 cm), Image: 7 3/4 x 6 inches (19.7 x 15.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper right: "P122"; lower right: "1 | [...]"
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by W. Hamilton R.A."; lower center: "Engraved by James Heath Historical Engraver to His Majesty and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. | WINTER'S TALE. | Shep. This is fairy gold, boy, and will prove so. | Published April 1804 by J Heath, Russell Place, Fitzrou Square, and G. & J. Robinson, Paternoster Row."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1976.1.153
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- baby | boy | coastline | coins | flowers (plants) | garden | garlands | gold | literary theme | man | ocean | plays by William Shakespeare | shepherd | shepherd's crook | The Winter's Tale, Act III, Scene III | The Winter's Tale, play by William Shakespeare | tree
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Perdita (character in The Winter's Tale) - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:52276
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