[Merry wives of Windsor, act IV, sc. 2, Ford belaboring Falstaff] [graphic] / [Henry Fuseli].
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[Merry wives of Windsor, act IV, sc. 2, Ford belaboring Falstaff] [graphic] / [Henry Fuseli].
Created/published
[17]90.
Description
1 drawing : pen and ink on paper ; 8 x 12 1/8 in.
Associated name
Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825, artist.
Material base
paper
Summary
From 2009 exhibition label: Fuseli's sketch captures the action of Merry Wives of Windsor, act 4, scene 2. Mistress Ford tells Falstaff he can escape from her husband disguised as her maid's aunt, but she is fooling Falstaff as well as Ford. She knows full well her husband thinks the aunt is a witch, and will drive "her" from the house with blows. Ford's pose, as he prepares to strike Falstaff, is based on the classical statuary Fuseli studied in Rome.
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Signed: Ramsgate A[ug.] 90.
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Unrelated (?) brief pencil sketch on back hard to make out because of show-through from ink on front.
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Unrelated (?) brief pencil sketch on back hard to make out because of show-through from ink on front.
Exhibited
Exhibited: The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault, curated by Folger Shakespeare Library staff, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., June 13-August 29, 2009.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2014. Shakespeare's the Thing.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2014. Shakespeare's the Thing.
Genre/form
Drawings (visual works)
Item Details
Call number
ART Box F993 no.1 (size S)
Folger accession
cs413