Artist:

Robert Walter Weir, born New York City 1803-died New York City 1889  Search this

Medium:

oil on canvas

Dimensions:

20 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (53.1 x 44.5 cm.)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1830

Luce Center Label:

American artists, actors, and writers during the nineteenth century were still heavily influenced by English literature, and Shakespeare’s plays enjoyed many revivals. In this painting, Robert W. Weir illustrated a moment in The Merry Wives of Windsor when a character finds his rival’s servant in his closet. Weir gave the two men comical expressions of horror to emphasize the slapstick nature of the scene.

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

State of being\emotion\anger  Search this

Allegory\death  Search this

State of being\emotion\fear  Search this

Literature\Shakespeare\Merry Wives of Windsor  Search this

Architecture Interior  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum Purchase

Object number:

1991.66

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 7A

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7999ef740-7918-47d6-93cb-de0c593474cd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1991.66