Henry Stacy Marks was a British artist who took a particular interest in Shakespearean and medieval themes in his early career and later in decorative art depicting birds and ornithologists as well as
Self-portrait (1882; Aberdeen Art Gallery)
Capital and Labour (1874)
Science is Measurement, Marks' diploma work (1879)
A bookplate made by Marks for his wife, Mary, that demonstrates his love of drawing birds.
Dogberry is a character created by William Shakespeare for his play Much Ado About Nothing. The Nuttall Encyclopædia describes him as a "self-satisfied night constable" with an inflated view of his ow
Henry Stacy Marks
…in June 1852, leaving Calderon in Paris and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1853, painting a scene from Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing: Dogberry Examining Conrad and Borachio. His works during the 1850s and 1860s were predominantly based on Shakespeare's plays and depicted medieval scenes. Marks…
Dogberry, as depicted by Henry Stacy Marks
Much Ado About Nothing by Alfred Elmore 1846