Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund / Period: 18th century / 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. Shylock and Tubal from "The Merchant of Venice"

Creator:: Herbert Stoppelaer, active 1730–1775
Date:: 1767 to 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 23 1/2 x 28 3/4 inches (59.7 x 73 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

4. Portia and Shylock, from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", IV, i

Creator:: Edward Alcock, active 1750–ca. 1778
Date:: ca. 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 x 20 inches (66 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

5. Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest," Act I, scene ii

Creator:: Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834
Date:: ca. 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper laid on canvas
Dimensions:: 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (21 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

6. Olivia, Maria and Malvolio from "Twelfth Night," Act III, Scene iv

Creator:: Johann Heinrich Ramberg, 1763–1840
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 62 1/8 x 86 7/8 inches (157.8 x 220.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

7. Falstaff with the Body of Hotspur

Creator:: Attributed to Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Date:: ca. 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper
Dimensions:: 12 x 11 1/4 inches (30.5 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

8. The Return of Othello, 'Othello,' Act II, Scene II

Creator:: Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834
Date:: ca. 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:: 8 1/4 x 10 inches (21 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

9. David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in "Romeo and Juliet", Act V, Scene iii

Creator:: Benjamin Wilson, 1721–1788
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 54 5/8 x 72 1/2 inches (138.7 x 184.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

10. Jaques and the Wounded Stag: 'As You Like It,' Act II, Scene I

Creator:: Landscape by William Hodges, 1744–1797
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 1/4 x 48 1/2 inches (92.1 x 123.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

11. 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

12. "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

13. Study for Burying the Royal Children

Creator:: James Northcote, 1746–1831
Date:: ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 x 11 1/4 inches (43.2 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. Macbeth and the Witches

Creator:: James Northcote, 1746–1831
Date:: between 1777 and 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches (32.4 x 41.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. Literary Characters Assembled around the Medallion of Shakespeare

Creator:: Print made by Lydia Bates, active 1784
Date:: ca. 1777
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 16 9/16 inches (28.5 x 42 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. The Duel: 'Twelfth Night,' Act III, Scene IV

Creator:: Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811
Date:: ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and gray ink, red ink, black ink, brown ink, gum arabic, graphite, and white gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, mounted on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 1/8 × 16 13/16 inches (56.2 × 42.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. 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

18. Woman 'Cleopatra'

Creator:: Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 8 inches (19 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy

Creator:: Print made by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint ( 1st state ) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/8 × 19 7/8 inches (41.6 × 50.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. Mrs. Gwynne and Mrs. Bunbury in the Characters of the Merry Wives of Windsor

Creator:: Print made by William Dickinson, 1746–1823
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/16 × 11 5/16 inches (31.2 × 28.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. Romeo and Juliet in Friar Lawrence's Cell - "Romeo and Juliet," Act II, Scene VI

Creator:: Jan J. van den Bergh, active 1793–1800
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/4 x 19in. (41.3 x 48.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. Die Maussalle.... - "Hamlet," Act III, Scene II

Creator:: Print made by Daniel Berger, 1744–1824
Date:: between 1778 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/16 × 10 3/4 inches (23 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. 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

32. Falstaff with Hotspur on his Back - "Henry IV," Part I, Act V, Scene IV

Creator:: Jan J. van den Bergh, active 1793–1800
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 x 19in. (41.9 x 48.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

33. Helena in the Dress of a Pilgrim - "All's Well That Eends Well," Act III, Scene V

Creator:: John Chapman, active ca. 1792–1823
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/8 x 19in. (41.6 x 48.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. Rosalind, Celia and Touchstone - "As You Like It," Act II, Scene III

Creator:: John Chapman, active ca. 1792–1823
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/8 x 19 1/8in. (41.6 x 48.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

35. Falstaff's Escape - "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Act IV, Scene II

Creator:: John Chapman, active ca. 1792–1823
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

36. Falstaff's Escape - "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Act IV, Scene II

Creator:: John Chapman, active ca. 1792–1823
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 x 20in. (43.2 x 50.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

37. The Supposed Death of Imogen, 'Cymbeline,' Act IV, Scene IV

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Cheesman, 1760–1834/35
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 x 19in. (41.9 x 48.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

38. ...in ein Nonnen Kloster geh: 'Hamlet,' Act III, Scene IX

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 × 3 3/4 inches (16.4 × 9.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

39. William Sommers, King Henry VIII's Jester

Creator:: Print made by R. Clamp, fl.1789–1798
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Colored stipple engraving and etching on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 5 inches (16.5 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

40. 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

41. "King Lear", Act V, Scene III

Creator:: Francis Legat, 1755–1809
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 13/16 × 28 inches (55.4 × 71.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

42. Cassandra, "Troilus and Cressida", Act II, Scene IV

Creator:: John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Date:: 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving, oval image
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 x 11 1/4in. (34.3 x 28.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

43. Macbeth and the Witches

Creator:: William Woollett, 1735–1785
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

44. The Poet, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Act V, Scene I

Creator:: John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Date:: 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 x 12 7/16in. (39.4 x 31.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

45. Mr. Macklin and Mrs. Pope in the Characters of Shylock and Portia

Creator:: William Nutter, 1754–1802
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving, etching, and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 1/16 x 16 1/4 inches (56.1 x 41.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

46. Rosalind, Celia and Orlando - "As You Like It", Act III, Scene II

Creator:: Charles Gauthier Playter, died 1809
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving and etching
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/8 x 14 9/16in. (36.5 x 37cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

47. 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

48. Juliet

Creator:: Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:: 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 x 14 1/8 inches (53.4 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

49. A Fancy Sketch, to the Memory of Shakespeare

Creator:: Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching
Dimensions:: Image: 6 3/4 x 9 7/8in. (17.1 x 25.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

50. Florizel and Autolicus - "Winter's Tale"

Creator:: Benjamin Duterreau, 1767–1851
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 x 19in. (41.9 x 48.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

51. Hamlet in Scotland

Creator:: Print made by Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and stipple engraving, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (28.6 x 23.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

52. Mr. Kemble, of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Creator:: Print made by William Nelson Gardiner, 1766–1814
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving and etching, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 9/16 × 5 1/2 inches (21.8 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

53. Beatrice Listening to Hero and Ursula - "Much Ado About Nothing", Act III, Scene I

Creator:: John Jones, ca. 1745–1797
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 x 18in. (55.9 x 45.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

54. 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

55. Mrs. Siddons in the Character of the Tragic-Muse

Creator:: Francis Haward, 1759–1797
Date:: 1787
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 24 3/4 x 18in. (62.9 x 45.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

56. Mr. H. E. Johnston in the Character of Hamlet

Creator:: John Kay, 1742–1826
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Etching
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 x 6 3/4in. (21 x 17.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

57. Edgar, "King Lear", Act III, Scene III

Creator:: John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Date:: 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 x 13in. (40.6 x 33cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

58. 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

59. 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

60. 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

61. The Three Witches

Creator:: Peltro W. Tomkins, 1760–1840
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 10 3/16 inches (24.2 × 25.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

62. Mr. Frodsham in the Character of Hamlet

Creator:: Edward Williams, c.1750–1800
Date:: ca. 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Etching
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 6 3/4in. (22.2 x 17.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

63. William Shakespeare

Creator:: Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (24.8 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

64. 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

65. Margaret Woffington as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: 1751
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 inches (50.2 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

66. 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

67. William Shakspeare

Creator:: Thomas Trotter, ca. 1750–1803
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving on wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 5 3/8in. (23.5 x 13.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

68. Shakespeare

Creator:: Thomas Cook, 1744–1818
Date:: 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 8 1/8in. (26.7 x 20.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

69. Wm. Shakespear at the Age of 40

Creator:: John Hall, 1739–1797
Date:: 1772-1773
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:: Image: 5 x 2 7/8in. (12.7 x 7.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

70. William Shakespeare

Creator:: George Vertue, 1684–1756
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on wove paper
Dimensions:: Image: 6 1/8 x 3 7/8in. (15.6 x 9.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

71. Wm. Shakespear at the Age of 40

Creator:: John Hall, 1739–1797
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 5 1/8in. (18.1 x 13cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

72. Untitled: Portrait of William Shakespeare

Creator:: Jean Marie Delatre, 1746–1840
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 x 3 7/16in. (23.7 x 8.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

73. William Shakespeare

Creator:: George Vertue, 1684–1756
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on wove paper
Dimensions:: Image: 6 1/8 x 3 7/8in. (15.6 x 9.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

74. William Shakespeare

Creator:: George Vertue, 1684–1756
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 x 4 3/16in. (16.2 x 10.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

75. Untitled: Portrait of William Shakespeare

Creator:: Jean Marie Delatre, 1746–1840
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 x 3 3/16in. (13.7 x 8.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

76. Shakespeare

Creator:: Gerard van der Gucht, 1696–1776
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (13.3 × 8.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

77. William Shakespeare

Creator:: George Vertue, 1684–1756
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:: Image: 6 1/8 x 3 7/8in. (15.6 x 9.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

78. Shakespeare

Creator:: Gerard van der Gucht, 1696–1776
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 3 3/4in. (16.5 x 9.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

79. Shakspeare

Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on thin wove paper
Dimensions:: Image: 6 x 3 5/8in. (15.2 x 9.2cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

80. Wm. Shakespear at the Age of 40

Date:: 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on laid paper laid down on wove paper
Dimensions:: Image: 5 x 3in. (12.7 x 7.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

81. Shakespearean Scene (?): A Pilgrim

Creator:: Joseph Farington, 1747–1821
Date:: 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, pasted on contemporary mount made of thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 18 1/2 × 15 5/8 inches (47 × 39.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

82. 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

83. Pospero Disarming Ferdinand from The Tempest, Act I, Scene II

Creator:: Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 3/4 × 17 7/8 inches (40 × 45.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

84. Falstaff at Justice Shallow's Mustering his Recruits - "Henry IV," Part II, Act III, Scene III

Creator:: William Nelson Gardiner, 1766–1814
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/4 x 19in. (41.3 x 48.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

85. Miss Wallis in the Character of Juliet

Creator:: Joseph Grozer, ca. 1755–1798
Date:: 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 24 1/2 x 15 1/4in. (62.2 x 38.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

86. 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

87. David Garrick with a Bust of Shakespeare

Creator:: Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Plate: 24 1/2 x 15 1/8in. (62.2 x 38.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

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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. Shylock and Tubal from "The Merchant of Venice"

4. Portia and Shylock, from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", IV, i

5. Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest," Act I, scene ii

6. Olivia, Maria and Malvolio from "Twelfth Night," Act III, Scene iv

7. Falstaff with the Body of Hotspur

8. The Return of Othello, 'Othello,' Act II, Scene II

9. David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in "Romeo and Juliet", Act V, Scene iii

10. Jaques and the Wounded Stag: 'As You Like It,' Act II, Scene I

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

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

13. Study for Burying the Royal Children

14. Macbeth and the Witches

15. Literary Characters Assembled around the Medallion of Shakespeare

16. The Duel: 'Twelfth Night,' Act III, Scene IV

17. Shylock turn'd MacBeth...

18. Woman 'Cleopatra'

19. Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy

20. Mrs. Gwynne and Mrs. Bunbury in the Characters of the Merry Wives of Windsor

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

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

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

24. Romeo and Juliet in Friar Lawrence's Cell - "Romeo and Juliet," Act II, Scene VI

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

26. A Memorial to Shakespeare

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

28. Here Nature List'ning Stood

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

30. Die Maussalle.... - "Hamlet," Act III, Scene II

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

32. Falstaff with Hotspur on his Back - "Henry IV," Part I, Act V, Scene IV

33. Helena in the Dress of a Pilgrim - "All's Well That Eends Well," Act III, Scene V

34. Rosalind, Celia and Touchstone - "As You Like It," Act II, Scene III

35. Falstaff's Escape - "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Act IV, Scene II

36. Falstaff's Escape - "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Act IV, Scene II

37. The Supposed Death of Imogen, 'Cymbeline,' Act IV, Scene IV

38. ...in ein Nonnen Kloster geh: 'Hamlet,' Act III, Scene IX

39. William Sommers, King Henry VIII's Jester

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

41. "King Lear", Act V, Scene III

42. Cassandra, "Troilus and Cressida", Act II, Scene IV

43. Macbeth and the Witches

44. The Poet, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Act V, Scene I

45. Mr. Macklin and Mrs. Pope in the Characters of Shylock and Portia

46. Rosalind, Celia and Orlando - "As You Like It", Act III, Scene II

47. Continuation of the Procession of Shakespeare's Characters

48. Juliet

49. A Fancy Sketch, to the Memory of Shakespeare

50. Florizel and Autolicus - "Winter's Tale"

51. Hamlet in Scotland

52. Mr. Kemble, of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

53. Beatrice Listening to Hero and Ursula - "Much Ado About Nothing", Act III, Scene I

54. Shakespear Chair

55. Mrs. Siddons in the Character of the Tragic-Muse

56. Mr. H. E. Johnston in the Character of Hamlet

57. Edgar, "King Lear", Act III, Scene III

58. Falstaff Reproved by King Henry

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

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

61. The Three Witches

62. Mr. Frodsham in the Character of Hamlet

63. William Shakespeare

64. David Garrick as Richard III

65. Margaret Woffington as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

66. William Shakspeare

67. William Shakspeare

68. Shakespeare

69. Wm. Shakespear at the Age of 40

70. William Shakespeare

71. Wm. Shakespear at the Age of 40

72. Untitled: Portrait of William Shakespeare

73. William Shakespeare