Print (Stipple engraving)

Museum Object Number 1968.0155

Object Name

Print (Stipple engraving)

Title

SHAKESPEARE./ Winter's Tale,/ ACT V. SCENE III.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

William Hamilton R.A. (Painter)

Robert Thew (Engraver)

John and Josiah Boydell (Publisher)

Creator Notes

Perhaps best remembered for his series of 23 paintings for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.Self-taught engraver; soldier and innkeeper.

Date of Birth

17511758

Date of Death

18011802

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

June 4 1793 (1793-1793)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; Painted by W.\m Hamilton R.A.
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; Engraved by Rob.\t Thew./ Hist.\l Engraver to the Prince of Wales.
3. Inscription; Bottom center; Publish'd June 4, 1793, by JOHN & JOSIAH BOYDELL, at the Shakespeare Gallery Pall Mall, & N.\o 90, Cheapside.

Subjects

Shakespeare, William; Literature; Theater; Illustrious Moderns

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Á la poupée, Stipple engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

22.2 (H) , 26.49 (W) , 17.39 (Image H) , 23.52 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

56.5 (H) , 67.28 (W) , 17.39 (Image H) , 23.52 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left strainer. W at bottom strainer. Plate H (at left): 19.6 in. (49.9 cm). Plate W: 25.2 in. (64.0 cm).

Publisher Summary

John and Josiah Boydell

Publication Date

06/04/1793

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

none

Coloring

Colored plates

Object Description

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