Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Alfred Edward Chalon, 1780–1860, British
Title:
Cleopatra on the Cydnus to Meet Antony
Date:
ca. 1821
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink with gray wash and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/2 x 14 3/8 inches (49.6 x 36.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.29
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
boat | necklaces | platter | swans | literary theme | buildings | garlands | veil | quiver | men | nudes | wings | carving | procession | cupids | crown | Pavilions | flowers (plants) | sail | bracelets | women | oars | conch | torch | marine art | columns | barge | plays by William Shakespeare | play | Antony and Cleopatra, play by William Shakespeare | Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, Scene II
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
Publications:
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 10-11, 111, no. 30, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13154