Period: 18th century / Creator: Unknown artist / Associated People: Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet

1. Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest"

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 27 3/4 x 36 3/8 inches (70.5 x 92.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

2. Cordelia Championed by the Earl of Kent, from Shakespeare's "King Lear," I, i

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1770 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 41 1/8 x 50 1/2 inches (104.5 x 128.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

3. Jane Shore

Creator:: Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (22.2 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Falstaff reproved by King Henry

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1792
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale University Art Gallery Collection

5. The Globe on Bank Side where Shakespeare Acted (published b J. Serrell); page 10 (Volume Two)

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1789
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Launce Teaching his Dog Crab to behave as a Dog in all things - "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act IV, Scene IV

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 x 18 7/8in. (41.9 x 47.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

7. Launce Teaching his Dog Crab to behave as a Dog in all things - "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act IV, Scene IV

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 x 18 7/8in. (41.9 x 47.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. Shakespear Chair

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, tone left on plate
Dimensions:: Image: 6 1/2 x 1 1/2in. (16.5 x 3.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Falstaff Reproved by King Henry

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 x 17 9/16in. (35.2 x 44.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

10. Continuation of the Procession of Shakespeare's Characters

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/8 x 7in. (10.5 x 17.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. Prospero on the Enchanted Island

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Etching & aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 x 11in. (21 x 27.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Edward IV King of England and France, Lord of Ireland

Creator:: George Vertue, 1684–1756
Date:: 1732
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 24 × 17 1/16 inches (61 × 43.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. William Shakespeare

Creator:: George Vertue, 1684–1756
Date:: 1719
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 24 × 17 1/4 inches (61 × 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Richard III, King of England

Creator:: George Vertue, 1684–1756
Date:: 1732
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 23 15/16 × 17 3/16 inches (60.8 × 43.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, Queen of England

Creator:: Print made by George Vertue, 1684–1756
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 24 × 17 1/4 inches (61 × 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act III, Sc. I

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1800
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

17. Much Ado About Nothing

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1798
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

18. Portrait of Moses Kean

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 6 3/4 inches (22.9 × 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Shylock turn'd MacBeth...

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 7in. (24.8 x 17.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. Falstaff at Hern's Oak - "Merry Wives of Windsor," Act V, Scene V

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Colored engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 x 18in. (40.6 x 45.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. A Memorial to Shakespeare

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 4 1/4in. (17.8 x 10.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. Macbeth and the Murderers - "Macbeth," Act III, Scene I

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/4 x 18 3/4in. (41.3 x 47.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Mrs. Siddons, in the Character of the Tragic Muse

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/4 × 3 1/8 inches (14.6 × 7.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Shakespeare Illustration: "Measure for Measure"

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 × 4 inches (16.2 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George E. Dix, Yale BA 1934, MA 1942

25. Shakespeare Illustration: "Henry VIII"

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 inches (16.5 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George E. Dix, Yale BA 1934, MA 1942

26. Launce and His Dog Crab

Creator:: Published by William Holland, 1757–1815
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/16 x 11 13/16in. (26.5 x 30cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Jane Shore

Creator:: Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 × 5 1/2 inches (18.1 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. William Shakspeare

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 3 1/4in. (14 x 8.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. A View of the Valley of Stones, Devon, with a scene in the Tempest, Act 1

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gray ink and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid down on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper with drawn border
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/4 × 25 1/8 inches (41.3 × 63.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. Shakespeare's Seven Ages

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving, semi-circular sheet
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/8 x 20 11/16in. (28.3 x 52.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. George, Duke of Clarence

Creator:: after Richard Bernard Godfrey, 1728–op.1794
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest"

2. Cordelia Championed by the Earl of Kent, from Shakespeare's "King Lear," I, i

3. Jane Shore

4. Falstaff reproved by King Henry

5. The Globe on Bank Side where Shakespeare Acted (published b J. Serrell); page 10 (Volume Two)

6. Launce Teaching his Dog Crab to behave as a Dog in all things - "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act IV, Scene IV

7. Launce Teaching his Dog Crab to behave as a Dog in all things - "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act IV, Scene IV

8. Shakespear Chair

9. Falstaff Reproved by King Henry

10. Continuation of the Procession of Shakespeare's Characters

11. Prospero on the Enchanted Island

12. Edward IV King of England and France, Lord of Ireland

13. William Shakespeare

14. Richard III, King of England

15. King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, Queen of England

16. The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act III, Sc. I

17. Much Ado About Nothing

18. Portrait of Moses Kean

19. Shylock turn'd MacBeth...

20. Falstaff at Hern's Oak - "Merry Wives of Windsor," Act V, Scene V

21. A Memorial to Shakespeare

22. Macbeth and the Murderers - "Macbeth," Act III, Scene I

23. Mrs. Siddons, in the Character of the Tragic Muse

24. Shakespeare Illustration: "Measure for Measure"

25. Shakespeare Illustration: "Henry VIII"

26. Launce and His Dog Crab

27. Jane Shore

28. William Shakspeare

29. A View of the Valley of Stones, Devon, with a scene in the Tempest, Act 1

30. Shakespeare's Seven Ages

31. George, Duke of Clarence