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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British, Falstaff at Herne's Oak, 1807

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Title:: Falstaff at Herne's Oak
Additional Title(s):: Illustrations to Shakespeare: Falstaff from The Merry Wives of Windsor
Part Of:: Collective Title: Smirke [Shakespeare] Album
Date:: 1807
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink, oil, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches (15.6 x 24.4 cm), Image: 5 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches (13.3 x 16.8 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1977.14.3563
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: antlers | boots | cap | cape | disguise | dresses | jacket | kerchief | literary theme | obese | play | ruff | sash
Associated People:: Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Sir John Falstaff
Access:: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14923
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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. 46, 107, no. 128, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]

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