Unknown artist, Procession of Characters from Shakespeare's Plays

Unknown artist

Procession of Characters from Shakespeare's Plays

ca. 1840

oil on board

12 1/4 x 54 1/4 inches (31.1 x 137.8 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

James Northcote, Master Betty as Hamlet, Before a Bust of Shakespeare

James Northcote

Master Betty as Hamlet, Before a Bust of Shakespeare

1804–6

oil on canvas

22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.6 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Johann Heinrich Ramberg, "Olivia, Maria, and Malvolio, from 'Twelfth Night'

Johann Heinrich Ramberg

Olivia, Maria, and Malvolio, from “Twelfth Night,” Act III, Scene iv

1789

oil on canvas

62 1/8 x 86 7/8 inches (157.8 x 220.7 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Attributed to Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, Falstaff with the Body of Hotsp

Attributed to Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg

Falstaff with the Body of Hotspur

ca. 1786

oil on paper

12 x 11 1/4 inches (30.5 x 28.6 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

James Smetham, "Imogen and the Shepherds, from 'Cymbeline,' Act IV, Scene ii"

James Smetham

Imogen and the Shepherds, from “Cymbeline,” Act IV, Scene ii

ca. 1874

oil over ink on panel

4 3/4 x 12 9/16 inches (12.1 x 31.9 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

"Charles Hunt, Children acting the 'Play Scene' from 'Hamlet,' Act II, Scene ii

Charles Hunt

Children acting the “Play Scene” from “Hamlet,” Act II, Scene ii

1863

oil on canvas

18 x 26 inches (45.7 x 66 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Joseph Noel Paton, Puck and Fairies, from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Joseph Noel Paton

Puck and Fairies, from “A Midsummer Night's Dream”

ca. 1850

oil on millboard

10 3/8 x 12 1/4 inches (26.4 x 31.1 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

George Cruikshank, The First Appearance of William Shakespeare on the Stage of

George Cruikshank

The First Appearance of William Shakespeare on the Stage of the Globe Theatre

1864

oil on canvas

27 7/8 x 21 7/8 inches (70.8 x 55.6 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

John S. Clifton, Buck Washing on Datchet Mead from "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

John S. Clifton

Buck Washing on Datchet Mead, from “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” Act III, Scene v

1849

oil on panel

30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Thomas Stothard, "Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from 'The Tempest,' Act I,

Thomas Stothard

Prospero, Miranda, and Ariel, from “The Tempest,” Act I, Scene ii

ca. 1799

oil on paper laid on canvas

8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (21 x 26 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund