Online adoptions 2013: Art

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Caricature of George IV as Falstaff $400
King George IV as Falstaff is here torn between two mistresses, actress Eliza Chester on his right arm, and Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness … Learn More

A baby boy for Henry VIII $1,850
The future Edward VI is richly dressed, regally posed, and holding a rattle. Wenceslaus Hollar attempted to record all the art in the Earl of … Learn More

The Florence Foster Jenkins of his day? $400
Wealthy dilettante Robert Coates (1772–1848) fancied himself an actor, despite his painfully bad performances. Mockingly called “Romeo … Learn More

The Cheap Seats $400
Theatre manager John Philip Kemble enraged the general public by raising ticket prices, increasing the number of (expensive) private boxes, and … Learn More

Engravings of the Four Times of the Day - Morning $1,875
Gabriel Lebrun’s allegorical representations of Morning, Noon, Afternoon, and Night are particularly interesting to the Folger because they … Learn More

Engravings of the Four Times of the Day - Noon $1,875
Gabriel Lebrun’s allegorical representations of Morning, Noon, Afternoon, and Night are particularly interesting to the Folger because they … Learn More

Engravings of the Four Times of the Day - Afternoon $1,875
Gabriel Lebrun’s allegorical representations of Morning, Noon, Afternoon, and Night are particularly interesting to the Folger because they … Learn More

Engravings of the Four Times of the Day - Night $1,875
Gabriel Lebrun’s allegorical representations of Morning, Noon, Afternoon, and Night are particularly interesting to the Folger because they … Learn More

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