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Creator:
Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832
Title:
Head of a Man with a Beard and Long Hair in the Wind
Additional Title(s):
Verso: Macbeth and the Witches
Part Of:

Collective Title: King Lear

Collective Title: The Tragedy of Macbeth

Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite with black ink and brown wash, verso: pen and brown ink and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, light blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 5 5/8 inches (16.8 × 14.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed verso in brown ink, lower right: "[...]"

Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon

Signed in graphite verso, lower left: "De Wilde"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5527
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
beard | cauldron | figure study | gesture | head | King Lear, play by William Shakespeare | literary theme | Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare | moustache | plays by William Shakespeare
Associated People:
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
The Three Witches (characters in Macbeth)
King Lear (character in King Lear)
Macbeth (character in The Tragedy of Macbeth)
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14918
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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, p. 56, no. 161, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]


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