Rome, Titus's Garden–Lucius Pursued by Lavinia (Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 1)
first published 1793; reissued 1852
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
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