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George Romney, 1734–1802, British, Prospero and Miranda, ca. 1787
- Title:
Prospero and Miranda
- Additional Title(s):
Verso: Lady Standing by a Pillar
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1787
- Medium:
- Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 20 5/16 x 13 5/8 inches (51.6 x 34.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right, inside artist's stamp: "95"
Circular collector's mark: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4541); oval collector's mark: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4542)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1979.12.56
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beard | cape | daughter | dress | father | figure study | gesturing | lady | literary theme | magic | magician | man | moustache | pillar | plays by William Shakespeare | sorcerer | staff | standing | The Tempest, play by William Shakespeare | woman
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Prospero (character in The Tempest)
Miranda (character in The Tempest) - 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:5911
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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, pp. 40-1, no. 104, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
Alex Kidson, George Romney : a complete catalogue of his paintings, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, New Haven, 2015, v.3, p. 784, NJ18.R65 A12 +K54 2015 v.1-3 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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