Antony and Cleopatra, Act III, Scene ix, from The American Edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, By the most eminent artists of Great Britain, Vol. II
Johann Gottlieb Facius, German, 1750 - 1802, Georg Sigmund Facius, German, 1750 - 1814, after Henry Tresham, English, 1751 - 1814
original plate 1795; reworked and printed 1852
Engraving on paper
Plate: 19 11/16 × 25 1/8 in. (50 × 63.8 cm)
Sheet: 23 5/8 × 29 7/16 in. (60 × 74.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Lilla Willey
2013.73.20
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. / Antony and Cleopatra. / ACT III, SCENE IX. / The Palace in Alexandria--. Antony, Cleopatra, Eros, Charmian, Iras, & c. / Publish’d Dec. 1 1795 by JOHN & JOSIAH BOYDELL, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall & N. 90, Cheapside, London.; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, far left: Painted by Henry Tresham.; numbered, in plate, lower margin, far left: 85; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, left: Eros. The Queen, my lord, the Queen. / Iras. Go to him, madam; speak to him; / He is unqualitied with very shame. / Cleo. Well then.—Sustain me!—O!; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, right: Eros. Most noble sir, arise, the Queen approaches; / Her head’s declin’d and death will seize her: but / Your comfort makes the rescue. / Ant. I have offended reputation; / A most unnoble swerving.; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, far right: Engraved by G.S. & I.G. Facius.
Provenance
Lilla Willey, Thefford Center, Vermont; given to present collection, 2013.
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