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William Marshall Craig, ca. 1788–1828, British, The Princes in the Tower, ca. 1820
- Title:
The Princes in the Tower
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1820
- Medium:
- Brown ink with gray wash and watercolor on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 13/16 x 8 11/16 inches (27.5 x 22.1 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1976.1.33
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bed (furniture) | bedroom | blankets | boys | brothers | curtains | doublet | drapery | interior | killing | literary theme | men | murder | nightshirts | pillows | plays by William Shakespeare | princes | Richard III, Act IV, Scene II | sheets | sleeping | tower (building division)
- Associated Places:
- England | Greater London | Tower of London | United Kingdom
- Associated People:
- Edward V (1470–1483), king of England and lord of Ireland
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Tyrell, Sir James (c.1455–1502), royal councillor
Richard, duke of York and duke of Norfolk (1473–1483), prince - Access:
- View by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8435
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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