Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters by John Gilbert

Arched watercolour of a dense crowd of Shakespearean characters, including a donkey-headed figure and winged cherubs, by John

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This arched composition by John Gilbert, dated 1871, gathers a large crowd of figures from Shakespeare's plays across several tiers. A figure with a donkey head, a costumed king, kneeling women and winged cherubs appear in the upper and central zones, while a dense group of characters fills the lower foreground. The work is a watercolour and pen drawing in warm earth tones.

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1871

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain