Title from caption below image., Text below image in lower left: "Size of the picture, 2 f. 10 i. by 4 f. 1 i. in length.", Etched coat of arms below image bearing the motto: Fari quae sentiat., Plate XXIII from: A set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of ... the empress of Russia. London: J. & J. Boydell, 1788, v. 1., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on canvas.
Publisher:
Published Septr. 30th, 1776, by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside
"Lorenzo and Jessica sitting on a riverbank on the right, Lorenzo gesturing and speaking to Jessica, while on the left, Stephano plays a lute; classical statue on the far right, temple and trees in the background, moon and stars overhead"--Br. Mus. online catalogue
Description:
Title, artist, printmaker, and imprint from published state.
Publisher:
J. & J. Boydell
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
