Collection: Prints and Drawings / Genre: literary theme / Associated People: Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet

1. Oberon and Titania

Creator:: Francis Danby, 1793–1861
Date:: 1837
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black ink with gum over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 × 8 1/4 inches (15.2 × 20.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. The Vine

Creator:: Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: 1852
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with cream chine collé
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 13/16 x 9 1/4 inches (32.5 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

3. Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard the Third - "Richard III," Act V, Scene VII

Creator:: William Hogarth, 1697–1764
Date:: 1746
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 x 10 1/2in. (41.9 x 26.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

4. Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III

Creator:: William Hogarth, 1697–1764
Date:: 1746
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mrs. Lyall Dean, Mrs. Borden Helmer, and the Estate of Bliss Reed Crocker in memory of Mr and Mrs. Edward Bliss Reed, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

5. Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: between 1774 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/16 x 19 5/16 inches (30.7 x 49 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

6. Miranda, Prospero, and Caliban: The Tempest

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 x 22 1/8 inches (39.4 x 56.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

7. Prospero and Miranda

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: ca. 1787
Materials & Techniques:: 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)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

8. "Lear in the Storm," King Lear, Act III, Scene II

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (19.7 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Witches' Cavern: MacBeth's Second Visit

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 x 9 inches (14.3 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

10. Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: ca. 1774
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 15/16 x 19 5/16 inches (38 x 49 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

11. John Henderson as Falstaff

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Gray ink and gray wash with pen and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (39.3 x 31.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

12. Exit Pursued by a Bear, or "The Abandonment of Perdita" from "The Winter's Tale"

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches (14.3 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

13. The Banquet Scene

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: ca. 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 8 3/16 inches (14 x 20.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

14. The Witches' Cavern

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: between 1792 and 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 x 9 3/16 inches (14.3 x 23.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

15. Standing Figure, Probably for Lady Macbeth

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches (16.5 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938, to the Yale University Art Gallery

16. Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene V

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/16 × 16 9/16 inches (31.2 × 42 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

17. The Death of Juliet

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches (24.4 x 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

18. Shakespeare's Monument at the Church at Stratford upon Avon

Creator:: Print made by John Horsburgh, 1791–1869
Date:: 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving, first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/4 × 11 3/4 inches (43.8 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Literary Characters Assembled Around the Medallion of Shakespeare

Creator:: John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Date:: 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches (21 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters

Creator:: Sir John Gilbert, 1817–1897
Date:: 1871
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink, and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on wood panel
Dimensions:: Sheet: 41 x 28 inches (104.1 x 71.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. Ferdinand Riding the Waves

Creator:: Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gray wash and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 inches (24.8 × 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Prospero Watching Ferdinand and Miranda

Creator:: Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844
Date:: ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with black chalk and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 7 1/8 inches (21.9 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Sketches for a Scene from 'Macbeth'

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: ca. 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and black chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 5/16 x 20 inches (41.5 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. The Sleepwalking Scene in Macbeth

Creator:: Henry Pierce Bone, 1779–1855
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, graphite and traces of white gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches (50.5 x 35.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. The Death of Cordelia

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, red crayon, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 9 3/4 inches (30.5 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Lear in the Storm

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gouache and scraping, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, peach wove paper with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 30 1/16 x 24 15/16 inches (76.3 x 63.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. Launce Teaching His Dog Crab

Creator:: Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, red chalk, black chalk, graphite, and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 16 5/16 x 20 3/8 inches (41.5 x 51.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. Cleopatra on the Cydnus to Meet Antony

Creator:: Alfred Edward Chalon, 1780–1860
Date:: ca. 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink with gray wash and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/2 x 14 3/8 inches (49.6 x 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. Macbeth and Banquo on the Heath

Creator:: George Fennell Robson, 1788–1833
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gouache and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 3/8 inches (19 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. Falstaff Carrying Dead Hotspur

Creator:: Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, gouache, and gum arabic on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 16 3/8 x 20 1/4 inches (41.6 x 51.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Falstaff Disguised as Herne

Creator:: John Massey Wright, 1777–1866
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 x 10 3/16 inches (28.9 x 25.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

32. MacBeth: The Banquet Scene - MacBeth, Act II, Scene IV

Creator:: Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink and watercolor on thin, smooth, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 9 inches (22.9 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

33. Seventeen Sketches chiefly of Mrs. Siddons in the Roles of Titania or Constance (King John) and including a Sketch of Kemble as Hamlet and a Study of Puck

Seventeen Sketches chiefly of Mrs. Siddons in the Roles of Titania or Constance (King John) and including a Sketch of Kemble as Hamlet and a Study of Puck

Creator:: John Flaxman, 1755–1826
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Album of pen and ink sketches on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 7 3/8in. (26.7 x 18.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. 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

35. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth Stabbing Duncan

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on moderately thick, textured, brown laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 11/16 × 9 9/16 inches (14.4 × 24.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Study of a Woman, Imploring for the Return of Her Captive Child

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 9/16 × 3 9/16 inches (14.1 × 9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Scene from Timon of Athens

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 15/16 inches (20.5 × 27.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Study of a Roman Banquet Scene

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/16 × 4 1/2 inches (13.2 × 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Lady Jane Grey

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache, oil, and pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 9 inches (30.5 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Feste, as Sir Topas, addressing Malvolio

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil, partly varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 x 4 5/16 inches (16.7 x 11 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Oberon and Puck

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 6 7/16 inches (19.1 x 16.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Launce with his Dog Crab

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: ca. 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/2in. (20.6 x 16.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. The Death of Ophelia

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: ca. 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 13/16 x 5 7/8 inches (12.2 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Allegorical Sketch of Victory

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 × 9 1/8 inches (18.4 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Sleepest or Wakest Thou?

Creator:: Print made by Richard Ansdell, 1815–1885
Date:: ca. 1853
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, smooth, cream card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/4 × 5 7/8 inches (10.8 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Ferdinand Reunited with his Father

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 15/16 x 4 5/16 inches (15.1 x 11 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. Prospero Conjuring a Masque for Ferdinand and Miranda

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: ca. 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 15/16 x 6 9/16 inches (12.6 x 16.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. Claudio and Isabella

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 4 inches (13 x 10.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. Stephano and Trinculo with Caliban

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash with gouache and oil over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 4 1/4 inches (15.2 x 10.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. Falstaff at Herne's Oak

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches (18.6 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. Ford in a Rage After Seeing Falstaff

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 15/16 x 4 1/2 inches (15.1 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. Capulet Railing at his Daughter, Juliet

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches (16.1 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. Viola and Olivia

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 x 4 3/8 inches (16.7 x 11.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. Hotspur and the Plotters at Bangor

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 5 inches (16.8 x 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. Lady Mortimer's Welsh Song

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 15/16 x 4 5/16 inches (17.7 x 11 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. Master William Page and Sir Hugh Evans

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches (18.5 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. Isabella and Mariana Kneeling Before the Duke

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 4 inches (13 x 10.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. Sketch of a Battle Sceene, from Shakespeare's Play, Titus Andronicus

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 10 13/16 inches (24.8 × 27.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. Scene from Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 9/16 inches (16.7 × 24.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. Christopher Sly and the Page, as His Wife

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 x 4 7/16 inches (16.3 x 11.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. Malvolio abusing Maria, Fabian and Sir Toby

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil, partly varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 4 5/16 inches (15.5 x 11 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. Juliet About to Take her Sleeping Draught

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (16.5 x 11.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. Katherina and Grumio

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, oil, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream beige paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 x 4 3/8in. (16.2 x 11.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. Falstaff with Mistress Quickly and Bardolph

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 4 3/8 inches (15.3 x 11.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. Sketch of Goths Entering Rome, from Shakespeare's Play, Titus Andronicus

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 13 5/8 inches (24.8 × 34.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. The Murder of Duncan - Study of Sleeping Grooms

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 13/16 × 7 7/16 inches (9.7 × 18.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Daggers

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 11/16 × 8 5/8 inches (14.4 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

68. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 × 5 1/16 inches (11.1 × 12.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: between 1809 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 5 1/16in. (11.1 x 12.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. David Garrick as Richard III

Creator:: Print made by John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 26 1/4 × 17 1/8 inches (66.7 × 43.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

71. The Infant

Creator:: Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 10 7/8 inches (22.8 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

72. The School-Boy

Creator:: Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (22.6 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

73. The Lover

Creator:: Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 11 1/4 inches (23.7 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

74. The Justice

Creator:: Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/16 × 11 1/4 inches (23 × 28.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

75. Hamlet

Creator:: Print made by Charles Ansell, ca.1752–active 1790
Date:: 1809
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/16 x 15 3/16 inches (31.2 x 38.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

76. Ophelia: There Is Rue for You and Here's Some for Me

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1784
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/16 x 8 7/8 inches (28.7 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

77. Mr. Kemble in the Character of King Richard the Third - "Richard III," Act V, Scene V

Creator:: Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 1/4 x 17 3/4in. (64.1 x 45.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

78. Mr. Kemble in the Character of King Richard the Third - "Richard III," Act V, Scene V

Creator:: Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 1/4 x 17 3/4in. (64.1 x 45.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

79. London. A Street: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act II, Scene I

Creator:: Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:: after 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 8 1/8 inches (14.9 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

80. The Dreams of the Youthful Shakespeare

Creator:: Print made by Augustus Fox, 1800–1876
Date:: 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 3 15/16 inches (15.8 × 10 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

81. Another Part of the Field: 'Henry IV Part I,' Act V, Scene IV

Creator:: Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:: after 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/16 × 8 7/16 inches (15.7 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

82. "Antony and Cleopatra," Act III, Scene XI

Creator:: Georg Goldberg, 1830–1894
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 1/16 inches (28.2 x 20.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

83. Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly as Othello and Desdemona at the New Strand Theatre

Creator:: Print made by John W. Gear, 1806–1866
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/16 x 14 9/16 inches (26.2 x 37 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

84. Viola nach Shakespeare von Deinhardstein - Costume Bild zur Theatrezeitung

Creator:: Andreas Geiger, 1765–1856
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Etching with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/16 x 12 1/16 inches (24 x 30.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

85. "Hubert, let me not be bound!"

Creator:: James Heath, 1757–1834
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 13/16 x 12 15/16 inches (42.7 x 32.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

86. Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Otello

Creator:: Print made by William Heath, 1795–1840
Date:: 1829
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 7/8 inches (26 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

87. 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

88. "Tempest", Act I, Scene I

Creator:: Benjamin Smith, 1775–1833
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 × 25 7/8 inches (50.8 × 65.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

89. Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Sir Toby Belch and the Clown - "Twelfth Night", Act II, Scene III

Creator:: Peltro W. Tomkins, 1760–1840
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 5/8 × 19 1/4 inches (42.2 × 48.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

90. Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear - "King Lear", Act III, Scene V

Creator:: Charles Spooner, c.1720–1767
Date:: 1761
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

91. 'Henry IV, Part I,' Act II, Scene IV

Creator:: Print made by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowieki, German, 1726–1801
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/16 x 2 3/8 inches (10.3 x 6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

92. Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy (David Garrick)

Creator:: Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 × 15 15/16 inches (35.2 × 40.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

93. Mr. Garrick in the Character of Kitely

Creator:: John Finlayson, 1730–1776
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 9/16 × 12 5/16 inches (42.1 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

94. Mrs. Cibber in the Character of Cordelia in Play of King Lear, Act III

Creator:: Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 x 13 3/8in. (40.6 x 34cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

95. David Garrick Esq.

Creator:: Samuel Freeman, 1773–1857
Date:: 1807
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches (27.3 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

96. The Tempest, Act I Sc. 3

Creator:: Print made by William Sharp, 1749–1824
Date:: 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

97. Malvolio Dancing

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink with brown wash and oil on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches (13 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

98. Mr. Kean as Othello

Creator:: unknown artist
Materials & Techniques:: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 8in. (24.1 x 20.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

99. Here Nature List'ning Stood

Creator:: Print made by Cornelis Apostool, 1762–1844
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 5 15/16 inches (22.8 × 15.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

100. Seht Ihr denn nichts hier: 'Hamlet,' Act IV, Scene II

Creator:: Print made by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowieki, German, 1726–1801
Date:: 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 4 inches (16.3 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

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1. Oberon and Titania

2. The Vine

3. Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard the Third - "Richard III," Act V, Scene VII

4. Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III

5. Lear Awakened by Cordelia

6. Miranda, Prospero, and Caliban: The Tempest

7. Prospero and Miranda

8. "Lear in the Storm," King Lear, Act III, Scene II

9. Witches' Cavern: MacBeth's Second Visit

10. Lear Awakened by Cordelia

11. John Henderson as Falstaff

12. Exit Pursued by a Bear, or "The Abandonment of Perdita" from "The Winter's Tale"

13. The Banquet Scene

14. The Witches' Cavern

15. Standing Figure, Probably for Lady Macbeth

16. Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene V

17. The Death of Juliet

18. Shakespeare's Monument at the Church at Stratford upon Avon

19. Literary Characters Assembled Around the Medallion of Shakespeare

20. Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters

21. Ferdinand Riding the Waves

22. Prospero Watching Ferdinand and Miranda

23. Sketches for a Scene from 'Macbeth'

24. The Sleepwalking Scene in Macbeth

25. The Death of Cordelia

26. Lear in the Storm

27. Launce Teaching His Dog Crab

28. Cleopatra on the Cydnus to Meet Antony

29. Macbeth and Banquo on the Heath

30. Falstaff Carrying Dead Hotspur

31. Falstaff Disguised as Herne

32. MacBeth: The Banquet Scene - MacBeth, Act II, Scene IV

33. Seventeen Sketches chiefly of Mrs. Siddons in the Roles of Titania or Constance (King John) and including a Sketch of Kemble as Hamlet and a Study of Puck

34. Falstaff reproved by King Henry

35. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth Stabbing Duncan

36. Study of a Woman, Imploring for the Return of Her Captive Child

37. Scene from Timon of Athens

38. Study of a Roman Banquet Scene

39. Lady Jane Grey

40. Feste, as Sir Topas, addressing Malvolio

41. Oberon and Puck

42. Launce with his Dog Crab

43. The Death of Ophelia

44. Allegorical Sketch of Victory

45. Sleepest or Wakest Thou?

46. Ferdinand Reunited with his Father

47. Prospero Conjuring a Masque for Ferdinand and Miranda

48. Claudio and Isabella

49. Stephano and Trinculo with Caliban

50. Falstaff at Herne's Oak

51. Ford in a Rage After Seeing Falstaff

52. Capulet Railing at his Daughter, Juliet

53. Viola and Olivia

54. Hotspur and the Plotters at Bangor

55. Lady Mortimer's Welsh Song

56. Master William Page and Sir Hugh Evans

57. Isabella and Mariana Kneeling Before the Duke

58. Sketch of a Battle Sceene, from Shakespeare's Play, Titus Andronicus

59. Scene from Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet

60. Christopher Sly and the Page, as His Wife

61. Malvolio abusing Maria, Fabian and Sir Toby

62. Juliet About to Take her Sleeping Draught

63. Katherina and Grumio

64. Falstaff with Mistress Quickly and Bardolph

65. Sketch of Goths Entering Rome, from Shakespeare's Play, Titus Andronicus

66. The Murder of Duncan - Study of Sleeping Grooms

67. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Daggers

68. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)

69. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)

70. David Garrick as Richard III

71. The Infant

72. The School-Boy

73. The Lover