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John Boyne, ca. 1750–1810, British, Malvolio: Possibly a Self-Portrait in the Role, undated
- Title:
- Malvolio: Possibly a Self-Portrait in the Role
- Part Of:
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Black and gray wash with pen and black ink, scraping, graphite, and red pencil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 15/16 × 6 1/16 inches (22.7 × 15.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, center: "D 2956"
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Signed in black ink, within image, upper right: "J Boyn [remainder cropped off]"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.4937
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cloak | costume | gesture | literary theme | man | plays by William Shakespeare | portrait | ring | Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, play by William Shakespeare
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Malvolio (character in Twelfth Night) - 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:14555
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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. 6, 98, no. 17, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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