Mr. Dimond and Miss Wallis in the Characters of Romeo and Juliet
Medium
Etching and engraving, printed in brown ink; third state of three
Dimensions
image: 7 5/16 x 5 5/16 in. (18.6 x 13.5 cm) plate: 9 7/8 x 7 15/16 in. (25.1 x 20.2 cm) sheet: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.459
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the romantic tragedy of Shakespeare's *Romeo and Juliet* with this 1796 print from the Metropolitan of Art. Titled *Mr. Dimond and Wallis in the Characters of and Juliet*, it captures actors William Wyatt Dimond and Tryphosa Wallis in dramatic stage roles. Engraved primarily by the masterful Francesco Bartolozzi, with involvement from Charles Shirreff this third-state impression depicts the lovers in period costume, evoking the passion and peril of Verona's feuding families during a popular late-18th-century London production. Printed in warm brown ink via etching and engraving tech...
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Charles Shirreff|William Wyatt Dimond|Jane Tryphosa Wallis|Charles Shirreff|William Shakespeare · 1727–1815
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727–1815) was an Italian engraver whose most productive period was spent in London, where he became the leading exponent of stipple engraving and a founding member of the Royal Academy. Born in Florence and trained first as a painter before turning to engraving in Venice, he established his reputation in Rome before being recruited by the English Royal Librarian Richard Dalt...