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Henry Fuseli: The Dream of Queen Katherine (from William Shakespeare's 'Henry VIII', Act IV, Scene 2)  wikidata:Q117597685 reasonator:Q117597685
Artist
Henry Fuseli  (1741–1825)  wikidata:Q122382 s:en:Author:Henry Fuseli
 
Henry Fuseli
Alternative names
Deutsch: Johann Heinrich Füssli
Description British-Swiss painter, poet, drawer, illustrator, graphic artist and architectural draftsperson
Date of birth/death 7 February 1741 Edit this at Wikidata 16 April 1825 / 1825 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Zürich Putney Hill, London
Work location
Switzerland, England
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artist QS:P170,Q122382
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Title
The Dream of Queen Katherine (Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Act IV, Scene 2)
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
Oil painting, portion of a picture representing the Dream of Queen Katherine (Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Act IV, Scene 2), Henry Fuseli, Swiss school, 1781
Date 1781
date QS:P571,+1781-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Oil on canvas Frame: Oak with gildes slip frame. V&A travel frame. 19th C glazed with low reflective laminated glass
Dimensions height: 54.5 in (138.4 cm); width: 40.5 in (102.8 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,54.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,40.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q213322
Current location
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
1386-1869
Object history Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend, listed in the 1868 post-mortem register of the contents of his London house (V&A R/F MA/1/T1181) in the Library as 'An Oil on canvas. Portion of a picture representing the Dream of Queen Catherine - Shakespeare, Henry VIII). By Henry Fuseli, RA. In frame. English. 18th century'; bequeathed by Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend, 1868.
Credit line Bequeathed by Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend
Notes This object consists of 2 parts. This painting is probably a fragment of a destroyed composition commissioned by Thomas Macklin in 1779 for his Poets' Gallery. The subject matter is taken from Shakespeare's Henry VIII (Act 4, scene 2) and shows the death of Queen Katherine. [1]
References Art UK artwork ID: the-dream-of-queen-katherine-32626 Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer [2] https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-dream-of-queen-katherine-32626/view_as/grid/search/keyword:victoria--makers:henry-fuseli-17411825/page/1
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