Imogen Found in the Cave of Belarius
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| Artist | George Dawe |
| Year | 1809 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 100.3 cm × 127 cm (39.5 in × 50 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
Imogen Found in the Cave of Belarius is an 1809 oil painting by the British artist George Dawe.[1] [2] It depicts a scene from William Shakespeare's play Cymbeline in which the heroine Imogen, daughter of Cymbeline, is discovered in a cave by Belarius and her two long-lost brothers. The assume she is dead, but in fact she has taken a sleeping potion. While Daw became best known for his portraits, this was a rare example of him venturing into history painting. The painting was exhibited at the British Institution of 1809, a rival to the Royal Academys. Today it is in the collection of the Tate Britain in Pimlico, having been acquired in 1965.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Sillars p.225
- ^ Bury p.321
- ^ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/dawe-imogen-found-in-the-cave-of-belarius-t00718
Bibliography
[edit]- Bury, Stephen (ed.) Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators, Volume 1. OUP, 2012.
- Sillars, Stuart. Shakespeare Seen. Cambridge University Press, 2019.