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)
1751-1801
Perhaps best remembered for his series of 23 paintings for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.

Robert Thew (Engraver)
1758-1802
Self-taught engraver; soldier and innkeeper.

John and Josiah Boydell (Publisher)

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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