Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
The first appearance of Wm. Shakespeare on the stage of the globe.
Call Number
A Middle 30/Drawer 05/GC022/Half Folio/18th-19th c./Drawings GA 2024.00337
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcq237j668k
Publisher
1863.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1863
Format
Visual material
Extent
1 item ; sheet 43 x 28.1 cm.
References
Cohn 1099
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Watercolors, Pen drawings, Pencil drawings
Item description: An original watercolour drawing with pen and pencil. An oval with the central figure of Shakespeare as an infant in a cradle and on top is a small portrait of Shakespeare as an adult. Inside and outside of the oval are many sketches, most are unfinished, of characters from Shakespeare plays, including the three witches from Macbeth, among others. Signed in ink "George Cruikshank" at the bottom center of the oval, and at the top is written: "The second sketch of the first appearance of Wm. Shakespeare on the stage of the globe." At lower right hand corner is the inscription: "Paper made from New Zealand flax, 1863."

Discovery Information

Subject
Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1644)—Caricatures and cartoons
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616—Characters—Caricatures and cartoons
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616—Caricatures and cartoons
Authors, English—16th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Authors, English—17th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Caricature

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/9b3c6b32-756b-41d5-9b00-2a3c34b13e72/manifest