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Source Description
In addition to the scenes of frontier life for which the artist is best known, Miller sketched many depictions of actors and theatrical subjects. This sketch is captioned with two lines from Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost:"Wellcome the Sour Cup of prosperity.-Affliction may one day smile again.This identifies the scene as the final moments of Act I, Scene 1, in which constable Dull and the cynical courtier Berowne march the clownish Costard off stage.
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Document identity
localId
26637
label
Love's Labour's Lost, Act I, Scene 1
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
26637
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Love's Labour's Lost, Act I, Scene 1
description
In addition to the scenes of frontier life for which the artist is best known, Miller sketched many depictions of actors and theatrical subjects. This sketch is captioned with two lines from Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost:"Wellcome the Sour Cup of prosperity.-Affliction may one day smile again.This identifies the scene as the final moments of Act I, Scene 1, in which constable Dull and the cynical courtier Berowne march the clownish Costard off stage.
provenance
Inherited by L. Vernon Miller, Baltimore [1]; inherited by Katherine B. Miller, Baltimore, 1965; given to Decatur Miller, Baltimore, 1982; given to Walters Art Museum, 1994.[1] passed directly from the artist down through his family.
date
mid 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11.6
height
15.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 9/16 x W: 6 1/4 in. (11.6 x 15.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Label] Loves labor lost - Shakespeare; [Label] Costard - ""Wellcome the sour cup of prosperity. - affliction may one day smile again.""
med
pencil, ink, and wash on paper
creator_ids
4486
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2830
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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c8782303d2d1bb92
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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57812322db2d08ee
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no
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no