Shakespeare
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Booklet authored by Yale students satirizing Shakespeare's authenticity, 1929
Folder 494
Three photographs of "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came", mid-19th century - mid-20th century
Folder 438
Curatorial Remarks
This appears to be a photograph of the 1859 version of Moran's painting, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came. Moran created a smaller version in 1885 [See 4316.5606] . The painting was inspired by Robert Browning's poem of the same name, which was in turn inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear.
Sandra Pauly, Luce Curatorial Scholar of American Art, 2022
Three photographs of "Childe Rowland" , 1898 - 1899
Folder 439
Curatorial Remarks
This appears to be a photograph of the 1885 version of Thomas Moran's painting, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came. Moran created a larger version early in his career in 1859 [see 4316.5607]. The painting was inspired by Robert Browning's poem of the same name, which was in turn inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear.
Sandra Pauly, Luce Curatorial Scholar of American Art, 2022