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Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 31: King Richard III

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Paintings by William Blake, William Hogarth, Henry Fuseli, Paul Delaroche and others for this popular tragedy and history.

January 16, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 30: King Richard II

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The last two years of his reign, marred by bad decisions, led to his forced abdication in favour of King Henry IV.

January 9, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 29: King John

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The English king who sealed Magna Carta in 1215, this tells of the treachery of his nobles, changing allegiances, and a death from dysentery.

January 2, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 24: Much Ado About Nothing

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A comedy involving two couples, both tricked in different ways. One bride faints in church when accused of infidelity. The other couple didn’t know they loved one another until deceived.

November 7, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Painted Stories in Britain 8: Shakespeare

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For 20 years, Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery tried to establish an English School of History Painting. Or was it just a ploy to make money from prints?

October 19, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Painted Stories in Britain 6: Benjamin West and Modern Histories

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His early ambition was to be a history painter. After studying in Rome, when he was on his way back to the US, he stopped off in London. For nearly sixty years.

October 6, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 19: Twelfth Night

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Twin brother and sister are shipwrecked. She disguises herself as a eunuch, and has a noblewoman fall in love with her. Then it gets even more confusing. Great comedy.

October 4, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 13: As You Like It

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Full of memorable lines such as “All the world’s a stage” and songs like “It was a lover and his lass”, a favourite comedy and well painted.

August 29, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 4: Measure for Measure

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Almost banned in the 19th century, only one scene has been painted extensively, but that could refer instead to either of two of Tennyson’s poems.

July 11, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 3: The Tempest

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Twelve years earlier, the real Duke of Milan was abandoned with his young daughter in a small boat. When he is able to bring his usurper to face his revenge, this is what happens.

July 4, 2022 General, Life, Painting

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