Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British
Title:
Viola and Olivia
Date:
1822
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 9/16 x 4 3/8 inches (16.7 x 11.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Act 1"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.3446
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
dress | balustrade | tunic | drapery | veil | curtains | balcony | literary theme | gesturing | women | talking | Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, play by William Shakespeare | plays by William Shakespeare
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, p. 48, no. 138, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:29440