A Brush with Shakespeare: The Bard in Painting, 1780-1910Shakespeare has inspired countless artists over the centuries as seen in ''A Brush With Shakespeare: The Bard in Painting, 1780-1910.'' Organized by the Montgomery (Alabama) Museum of Fine Arts, the exhibition includes 60 paintings from collections in Europe and the United States. The artists range from Sir Joshua Reynolds to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with their subjects including such Shakespearean actors as David Garrick, Sarah Siddons and Edwin Booth, as well as scenes from the plays. |
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Foreword | 1 |
Shakespeare and the Theatre of Illustration | 23 |
Catalogue of the Exhibition | 35 |
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