[Costume designs for miscellaneous plays]

Folger bibliographic ID: 265746
Folger call number: ART Box C842.4 no.1-19
Folger holdings ID: 351526
Accession Number: cs1037

A set of costume illustrations by the same unidentified artist. Includes designs for: Touchstone in As you like it (no.1); Falstaff in King Henry IV (no.2); Richmond and Richard, Duke of Gloucester in King Richard III (no.3 and no.4, respectively); the ghost in Hamlet (no.5); Macbeth in Macbeth (no.6); Valentine and Orson in Valentine in Orson (no.7 and no.8, respectively); Alexander in Lee's Alexander the Great (no.9); Archer in Farquhar's Beaux stratagem (no.10); Blucazue Muley in Colman's Mountaineer's (no.11); Capt. Absolute in Sheridan's The rivals (no.12); Michel Perez or Copper Captain in Fletcher's Rule a wife and have a wife (no.13); Iron Arm in Sir Francis Drake and Iron Arm (no.14); Henry in Speed the plough (no.15); Pierrot (no.16); Stranger in The stranger (no.17); Rolla in Pizarro (no.18); and Ben Block in Colman's "patriotic epilogue" to Boaden's The maid of Bristol (no.19)

General notes

Title devised by cataloger Notes on the back of each, presumably in the hand of the artist, indicate the role and play depicted and usually quote a specific line from the play Drawings all approximately the same size Date based on the style of costume and hair

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. As you like it Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Touchstone (Fictitious character) Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet Ghost (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841. Valentine and Orson Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841 Valentine (Fictitious character : Dibdin) Orson (Fictitious character : Dibdin) Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692. Alexander the Great Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692 Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707. Beaux' stratagem Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707 Archer (Fictitious character : Farquhar) Colman, George, 1732-1794. Mountaineers Colman, George, 1732-1794 Muley, Bulcazue (Fictitious character) Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. Rivals Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 Absolute, Captain (Fictitious character) Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. Rule a wife and have a wife Fletcher, John, 1579-1625 Copper Captain (Fictitious character) Cross, J. C. -1809. Sir Francis Drake and Iron Arm Cross, J. C. -1809 Iron Arm (Fictitious character) Morton, Thomas, 1764-1838. Speed the plough Morton, Thomas, 1764-1838 Henry (Fictitious character : Morton) Kotzebue, August von, 1761-1819. Menschenhass und Reue Kotzebue, August von, 1761-1819 Pierrot (Fictitious character) Stranger (Fictitious character : Kotzebue) Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. Pizarro Rolla (Fictitious character) Boaden, James, 1762-1839. Maid of Bristol Boaden, James, 1762-1839 Block, Ben (Fictitious character)

depiction: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
depiction: Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485
depiction: Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509
depiction: Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century
depiction: Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841
depiction: Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692
depiction: Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C
depiction: Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707
depiction: Colman, George, 1732-1794
depiction: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
depiction: Fletcher, John, 1579-1625
depiction: Cross, J. C. (James Cartwright), -1809
depiction: Morton, Thomas, 1764-1838
depiction: Kotzebue, August von, 1761-1819
depiction: Boaden, James, 1762-1839