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Fall 2008


Wondering what the images are in the Falstaff mosaic on the cover of the Fall 2008 Folger Magazine?  See below for a sample of collection and theater images that composed the cover which was modelled after the Folger collection painting, Falstaff at the Boar's Head Inn.




Falstaff at the Boar's Head Inn. Oil on canvas, ca. 1840
 

After H. Liverseege. Falstaff and Bardolph. Oil on canvas, after 1833
 

John Goodman as Falstaff in Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2. Old Globe, 1995.
 

Thomas Stothard. Falstaff describing the fight at Gadshill. Oil on panel, ca. 1827.


Falstaff and Bardolph. Oil on canvas, early 19th century
 

G. Valmont Thomas as Falstaff in Oregon Shakespeare Festival's The Merry Wives of Windsor.
 

John Cawse. Bardolph and Falstaff putting Wart through the drill. Oil on canvas, ca. 1827
 

1 Henry IV


Kevin Kline as Falstaff in Henry IV, directed by Jack O'Brien. Lincoln Center Theater, 2004.
 

John Cawse. Falstaff choosing his recruits. Oil on canvas, 1818
 

Robert Smirke. Falstaff rebuked. Oil on canvas, ca. 1795.
 

James H. Hackett as Falstaff. Print, 19th century


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