Richard Cosway, 1742–1821, Britishattributed to Richard Cosway, 1742–1821, British
Title:
Timon of Athens Before His Cave
Date:
ca. 1805
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 7/16 inches (24.5 × 18.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Hamlet" in blue ink, on back, upper left: "1023"; in graphite, on back, upper left: "1227 (crossed out)"; in red ink, on back, upper center: "Lot 558"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.32
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
praying | man | literary theme | sandals | cloak | cave | The Life of Timon of Athens, play by William Shakespeare | plays by William Shakespeare | Hamlet, Act III, Scene III | prayer
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. 12, 105, no. 33, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)