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Love's Labour's Lost, Act I, Scene 1
Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874)mid 19th century
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
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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- Title: Love's Labour's Lost, Act I, Scene 1
- Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874)
- Date Created: mid 19th century
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874)
- 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.
- Object Type: drawings
- Medium: pencil, ink, and wash on paper
- Inscriptions: [Label] Loves labor lost - Shakespeare; [Label] Costard - "Wellcome the sour cup of prosperity. - affliction may one day smile again."
- Exhibitions: Great Illustrations: Drawings and Books from the Walters' Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2010.
- Dimensions: H: 4 9/16 x W: 6 1/4 in. (11.6 x 15.8 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Decatur and Sally Miller, 1994
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.2709
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