The Winter is at Hand...
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W. W. Quatremain was an artist who grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and consequently painted several local scenes, including Palmer's Farm, Anne Hathaway's Cottage, and Harvard House.
Thanksgiving A Winter's TaleCopyright of the artist
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Picture of the Month - November 2011
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November’s Picture of the Month depicts a scene from the 2003 production of this “problematic comedy”, set in 1940’s Vienna and directed by Sean Holmes.
Helen Hargest Picture of the MonthShakespeare in 100 Objects: Posy Trenchers
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Victoria Jackson explains the practical and symbolic use of trenchers in Shakespeare's day.
Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsExit, Pursued by a Bear
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In this video from the Collections, Anna Griffiths discusses John Massey Wright's watercolour painting (from early 19th century) of the famous scene in "The Winter's Tale", wherein Antigonus is told to "exit, pursued by a bear".
A Winter's Tale Shakespeare's PlaysShakespeare in 100 Objects: Vanitas
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Peter Hewitt examines a beautiful sixteenth-century allegorical painting
Peter Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare in 100 Objects: Bronze Cauldron
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Cauldrons were commonplace domestic items during Shakespeare’s lifetime, and were used by the women of the household for cooking meals for the family.
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsPicture of the Month - October 2011
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October’s Picture of the Month celebrates Halloween with a suitably ghoulish image from Michael Boyd’s 2004 production of Hamlet, featuring a truly scary ghost.
Helen Hargest Halloween Picture of the MonthDorothea Abbott: Librarian in the Land Army
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A visit to the Imperial War Museum to study the Women's Land Army reveals the story of a woman named Dorothea Abbott - a "Librarian in the Land Army", as her book is entitled.
Mareike Doleschal Living Archives juliet filesShakespeare in 100 Objects: Bronze Mortar
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Peter Hewitt looks at an example of a pestle and mortar, as would have been used by Romeo's apothecary
Peter Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsSculpting the Secret, Black and Midnight Hags
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Double, double toil and trouble
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