Falstaff, Prince Henry and Poins at the Boar's Head Tavern (Shakespeare, King Henry the Fourth, Part 1, Act 2, Scene 4)

1796
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Falstaff, Prince Henry and Poins at the Boar's Head Tavern (Shakespeare, King Henry the Fourth, Part 1, Act 2, Scene 4)
  • Series/Portfolio: Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery
  • Engraver: Robert Thew (British, Patrington 1758–1802 Stevenage)
  • Artist: After Robert Smirke (British, Wigton, Cumberland 1752/53–1845 London)
  • Publisher: John & Josiah Boydell (British, 1786–1804)
  • Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1796
  • Medium: Stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 19 11/16 × 25 3/16 in. (50 × 64 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.119.526
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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