Miss Fitzpatrick as Katharina (Taming of the Shrew)
Medium
Engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 11/16 in. × 6 in. (24.6 × 15.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Harry G. Friedman Bequest, 1967
Accession Number
67.539.260
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the mid-19th century, and visual reproductions intertwined to bring star performers into homes across Victorian England. *Miss Fitzpatrick as Katharina (T of the Shrew)*, created in 1851, actress Emma Fitzpatrick in the fiery of Shakespeare's headstrong heroine from the beloved comedy. Produced by The London Printing and Publishing Company this hand-colored engraving draws from a photograph by pioneering portraitist John Jabez Edwinall and was meticulously engraved by George Greatbach. Measuring just 9 11/16 × 6 inches, its intimate scale made it ideal for collectors and theater enthusiasts...
About the Artist
George Greatbach|The London Printing and Publishing Company|Emma Ftizpatrick|John Jabez Edwin Mayall (British| |British|British) · 1819 |1800 |1768 |1813 –1884 |1900 |1868 |1901
British, Stoke-on-Trent 1819–1884 Friern Park, Middlesex|London and New York, 1853–1882|British, died 1868|British, Oldham, Lancashire 1813–1901 West Sussex