Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Title:
Design for setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 1, Scene 2
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on thin wove paper stained for tracing
Dimensions:
Mount: 7 3/8 × 9 5/8 inches (18.7 × 24.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "Act 1st Scene 2nd."; inscribed in graphite, verso, upper ecenter: "Richard II | A Room in the Duke of Lancaster's | Palace"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center: "1793-1935 | Orig. on white paper | [...] | Also | D1600-1901 | I Dayes A Room in the Dukes of | York's Palace"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.40
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | literary theme
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9516