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Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796, British, Monument to Shakespeare, ca. 1763
- Title:
- Monument to Shakespeare
- Date:
- ca. 1763
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, watercolor, and pen and black ink, gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 3/8 x 20 9/16 inches (39.1 x 52.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "AD.94"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.2.669
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- arch | architectural subject | capitals | columns | lyres | monument | Neoclassical | park (grounds) | pediment | pilasters | sculpture | sphinxes | steps | sun | trees
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7956
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