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The Seven Ages of Man ('As You Like It', Act II Scene 7)

Oil Painting
ca. 1836-1838 (painted)
Artist/Maker

Oil on canvas entitled 'The Seven Ages of Man' depicting Act II, Scene 7 of Shakespeare's As You Like It.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Seven Ages of Man ('As You Like It', Act II Scene 7)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting by William Mulready entitled 'The Seven Ages of Man' depicting Act II, Scene 7 of Shakespeare's As You Like It. Great Britain, ca. 1838.
Physical description
Oil on canvas entitled 'The Seven Ages of Man' depicting Act II, Scene 7 of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 89.5cm
  • Estimate width: 113.4cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Style
Credit line
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Object history
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceShakespeare, <i>As You Like It</i>
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 198-99
Collection
Accession number
FA.138[O]

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Record createdMarch 24, 2003
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