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Olivia - I will draw the curtain and show you the picture

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Creator
Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926
Date
[not after 1918]
Location
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Media format
Image
Extent
1 drawing
Language
English
Size
image 203 x 138 mm
Genre
Art
Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 242871
Folger call number: Use item's call number to search Digital Image Collection (direct link to come)
Folger holdings ID: 306278
Notes
General notes

Title derived from penned note above image Illustration was designed for an edition of Lamb's Tales, copyrighted 1918. Depicts Olivia unveiling before Viola (Twelfth night, act 1, scene 5) For a microfilm copy of the Folger's entire collection of Rhead original illustrations for Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, see reel 1 of Film Fo. 2659 Provenance: Items were purchased by the Folgers from Arthur H. Clark Co. of Cleveland in November of 1921. Formerly ART Inv. 441 (Cs. 1007) Also available as a digital reproduction

Also known as
Extended title: Olivia - I will draw the curtain and show you the picture [Louis Rhead]
Subjects
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Twelfth night Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Olivia (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) Viola (Fictitious character : Shakespeare)
Related names
artist: Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926
depiction: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616