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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British, Launce with his Dog Crab, ca. 1821
- Title:
- Launce with his Dog Crab
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1821
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/2in. (20.6 x 16.5cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.3471
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- belt | dog (animal) | figure study | gaze | gesturing | jacket | literary theme | man | plays by William Shakespeare | sitting | standing | The Two Gentlemen of Verona, play by William Shakespeare | window | women
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Launce (character in The Two Gentlemen of Verona)
Crab, the dog - 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:29461
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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. 45, no. 124, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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