William Greatbach, Born 1802, Britishafter Charles Robert Leslie, 1794–1859, British
Title:
Falstaff and his Friends
Date:
ca. 1868
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, smooth, cream card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 inches (22.5 × 28 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "C. R. LESLIE, R. A. PINX.T"; lower center: "FALSTAFF AND HIS FRIENDS. | ("THE MERRY WIVES OF WIDNSOR.") | FROM THE PICTURE IN THE SHEEPSHANKS COLLECTION"; lower right: "W. GREATBACH, SCULP.T"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.496
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
talking | meat | literary theme | drinking | sitting | fruit | obese | eating | bread | wine | drinking glasses | tables | theater | cake | food | fireplace | manor | house | women | illustration | fire | entertainment | drama | men | actors | leisure | plays by William Shakespeare | The Merry Wives of Windsor, play by William Shakespeare | The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act I, Scene I