[Winter's tale. Act IV. Scene III] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [Winter's tale. Act IV. Scene III] [graphic]
- Creator
- Fittler, James, 1758-1835, printmaker
- Contributor
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Wheatley, Francis, 1747-1801, artist.
John and Josiah Boydell (Firm), publisher.
Shakspeare Gallery. - Published / Created
- [6 February 1789]
- Publication Place
- London and Great Britain England London
- Publisher
- Publish'd Feb. 6th, 1789, by John & Josiah Boydell, No. 90 Cheapside, London
- Abstract
-
"Perdita, mistress of the feast, with flowers in her hair and holding a staff in her left hand, giving rosemary and rue to Polixenes, who sits under a large tree to left, wearing a plumed hat and shrouded in a cloak, looking up at her appreciatively, while Florizel, disguised as Doricles, ushers forward his love, a dog beside him to right, with other figures, including a man wearing a sheepskin jacket, kneeling with a basket of fruit to left, the shepherd standing behind Polixenes, a ribbon seller showing a ballad to two young women to right and dancers in the field beyond."--Brit. Mus. online catalogue
- Description
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Title from published state.
State with figures in outline only.
'Shakspeare' in open letters below imprint.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark at top edge. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark x cm, on sheet x cm
- Edition
- [Trial proof].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Drawer 724 803B no. 95
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Illustrations
Proofs
Stipple engravings England London 1789 - Material
- stipple and etching ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Subject (Topic)
- Characters
- Subjects
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Illustrations
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Characters
England > London > 1789
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 10606550
- Object ID (OID)
- 10982838