Falstaff with Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page (Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5, Scene 5), 1790, Pen and brown ink over faint graphite, 10 1/16 x 7 13/16 in. (25.6 x 19.9 cm), Drawings, Henry Fuseli (Swiss, Zürich 1741–1825 London), This rapidly drawn sketch conveys the essence of pose and gesture in a subject found near the end of Shakespeare’s play The Merry Wives of Windsor (act 5, scene 5). Believing himself irresistible, Sir John Falstaff has arranged a nighttime assignation with the canny housewives Mrs
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