Robert Smirke

Robert Smirke

1753 — 1845

English painter and illustrator, specialising in small paintings showing subjects taken from literature (1753-1845)

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Works

A Scene from 'The Busybody' by Mrs Centlivre née Susanna Carroll (1709)

A Scene from 'The Busybody' by Mrs Centlivre née Susanna Carroll (1709)

Diana and Actaeon

Diana and Actaeon

Don Quixote at Home, after the Termination of his Second Sally

Don Quixote at Home, after the Termination of his Second Sally

Figure Study of a Nude Woman in a Wooded Landscape

Figure Study of a Nude Woman in a Wooded Landscape

Sancho Panza and the Duchess

Sancho Panza and the Duchess

Scene from Bickerstaffe’s Play ‘The Hypocrite’, Adapted from Colly Cibber’s ‘Non Juror’

Scene from Bickerstaffe’s Play ‘The Hypocrite’, Adapted from Colly Cibber’s ‘Non Juror’

The Afflicted Matron, the Countess Trifaldi, from ‘Don Quixote’

The Afflicted Matron, the Countess Trifaldi, from ‘Don Quixote’

The Astronomers' Club

The Astronomers' Club

The Order of Knighthood Conferred on Don Quixote by the Inn Keeper

The Order of Knighthood Conferred on Don Quixote by the Inn Keeper

The Rival Waiting Women

The Rival Waiting Women

The Seven Ages of Man: Second Childishness, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: Second Childishness, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Infant, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Infant, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Justice, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Justice, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Lover, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Lover, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Pantaloon, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Pantaloon, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Schoolboy, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Schoolboy, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Soldier, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Soldier, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

Woman Sleeping in the Nude in a Wooded Landscape

Woman Sleeping in the Nude in a Wooded Landscape

A Scene from 'Taste' a Play by Samuel Foote

A Scene from 'Taste' a Play by Samuel Foote

Sarah Siddons as Lady Macbeth

Sarah Siddons as Lady Macbeth

The Awakening of King Lear

The Awakening of King Lear

The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwalli

The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwalli

The wreck of the 'Grosvenor'

The wreck of the 'Grosvenor'

The Earl of Sandwich Refusing to Abandon His Ship During the Battle of Solebay

The Earl of Sandwich Refusing to Abandon His Ship During the Battle of Solebay

Falstaff rebuked

Falstaff rebuked

Lady Pentweazle (from Samuel Foote's Taste, 1752)

Lady Pentweazle (from Samuel Foote's Taste, 1752)

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'Henry IV', Part I, Act II, Scene 1, the Inn Yard with Gadshill and the Carriers (supplement to the Boydell series)

'Henry IV', Part I, Act V, Scene 4, Falstaff and the Dead Body of Hotspur

'Love for Love' by William Congreve: Act IV, Scene 1

'Measure for Measure', Act II, Scene 1, the Examination of Froth and Clown by Escalus and Justice (from the Boydell series)

'Much Ado About Nothing', Act IV, Scene 2, the Examination of Conrade and Borachio (from the Boydell series)

'The Merry Wives of Windsor', Act I, Scene 1, Anne Page

'The Merry Wives of Windsor', Act I, Scene 1, Anne Page Inviting Master Slender to Dinner

'The Merry Wives of Windsor', Act IV, Scene 1, Mistress Page, Mistress Quickly, Sir Hugh Evans and William

'The Merry Wives of Windsor', Act V, Scene 5, Falstaff Disguised as Herne with Mrs Ford and Mrs Page (from the Boydell series)

Illustration from Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher's 'The Humorous Lieutenant' (Act III, Scene 3)

Robert Smirke Victoria and Albert Museum

Illustration to Le Strange's 'Gil Blas'

King Lear (?)

Robert Smirke Guildhall Art Gallery

Melinda and Lucy Consult Kite (from George Farquhar's 'The Recruiting Officer', Act IV, Scene 2)

Robert Smirke Victoria and Albert Museum

Mrs Henry Siddons

Scipio and the Hermit

The Duel (from Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher's 'The Humorous Lieutenant', Act III, Scene 3)

Robert Smirke Victoria and Albert Museum

The Scandal (The Keepsake)

The Seven Ages of Man

The Slaughter of the Suitors of Penelope

Robert Smirke Royal Academy of Arts

The Sleeper Awakened

Ulysses and Nausicä

Robert Smirke Guildhall Art Gallery

Ulysses Discovered by His Nurse

Robert Smirke Royal Academy of Arts

Resuscitation by Doctor Hawes of a Man Believed Drowned

Young Man Lifted from a River, Apparently Drowned

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

Robert Smirke Royal Academy of Arts

The Cession of Matavai (in Tahiti) to Captain James Wilson

The Rivals

Robert Smirke Guildhall Art Gallery