The Principal Characters in The Merry Wives of Windsor
Oil Painting
ca. 1838 (painted)
ca. 1838 (painted)
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Oil on canvas depicting the principal characters from Shakespeare's 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | The Principal Characters in <i>The Merry Wives of Windsor</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting by Charles Robert Leslie depicting 'The Principal Characters in The Merry Wives of Windsor'. Great Britain, ca. 1838. |
| Physical description | Oil on canvas depicting the principal characters from Shakespeare's 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'. |
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| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Production | Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1838 |
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| Literary reference | Shakespeare, William. <i>The Merry Wives of Windsor</i>. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 158-59 |
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| Accession number | FA.110[O] |
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| Record created | November 6, 2002 |
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