Rome, Titus's Garden–Lucius Pursued by Lavinia (Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 1)

Rome, Titus's Garden–Lucius Pursued by Lavinia (Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 1) by Shearjashub Spooner|Thomas Kirk|John & Josiah Boydell|William Shakespeare

Medium

Stipple engraving

Dimensions

Image: 19 15/16 x 14 1/2 in. (50.6 x 36.9 cm) Plate: 22 1/4 × 16 1/16 in. (56.5 × 40.8 cm) Sheet: 27 13/16 × 21 15/16 in. (70.7 × 55.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942

Accession Number

42.119.531

Tags

BoysMenWomenShakespeare

About this artwork

This prints titled "Rome, Titus's Garden–Lucius Pursued by Lavinia (Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 1)" by Shearjashub Spooner|Thomas Kirk|John & Josiah Boydell|William Shakespeare dates to first published 1793; reissued 1852. Executed in stipple engraving, this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with Drawings and Prints. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to ...

About the Artist

Shearjashub Spooner|Thomas Kirk|John & Josiah Boydell|William Shakespeare (American|British|British|British) · 1809 |1760 |1786 |1564 1859 |1797 |1804 |1616

American, Brandon, Vermont 1809–1859 Plainfield, New Jersey|British, ca. 1765–1797 London|British, 1786–1804|British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon

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