Tempest, Act V, Scene i, from The American Edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, By the most eminent artists of Great Britain, Vol. II
Caroline Watson, English, 1760 - 1814, after Francis Wheatley, English, 1747 - 1801
original plate 1795; reworked and printed 1852
Engraving on paper
Plate: 22 13/16 × 16 9/16 in. (58 × 42 cm)
Sheet: 29 7/16 × 23 5/8 in. (74.7 × 60 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Lilla Willey
2013.73.1
Publisher
Shearjashub Spooner
Geography/Culture
Europe, Great Britain
Period
19th century
Object Name
Classification
Not on view
Inscription
Inscribed, in plate, lower margin, center: SHAKSPEARE. / Tempest. / ACT V. SCENE I. / Ferdinand & Miranda playing at Chess / Publish'd Dec. 1 1795, by JOHN & JOSIAH BOYDELL, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. [o is superscript] 90 Cheapside, London.; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, far left: Painted by Fran. Wheatley R.A.; numbered, in plate, lower margin, far left: 8; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, left: Mira. Sweet lord, you play me false. / Fer. No, my dearest love, / I would not for the world.; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, right: Mir. Yes, for a score of kingdoms, you should wrangle; / And I would call it fair play.; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, far right: Engraved by Caroline Watson.
Provenance
Lilla Willey, Thefford Center, Vermont; given to present collection, 2013.
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