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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British, Studies from Cotton MSS Nero, undated
- Title:
- Studies from Cotton MSS Nero
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Robert & Mary Smirke's Illustrated Sketches to Shakespeare
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 1/8 × 7 1/4 inches (23.2 × 18.4 cm), Mount: 12 9/16 × 10 inches (31.9 × 25.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Cotton MSS | Nero D.I. | Date 13th Century | written by Matth. Paris"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "Bed Pillow"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "Spade | Axe"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper right: "Pick axe"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, center: "Compasses | Square | 2 feet long"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, center right: "Shrine"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "Peridot | Pope"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.3540
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- 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:29595
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