Rosalind
Medium
Stipple engraving and etching
Dimensions
plate: 7 9/16 x 5 7/8 in. (19.2 x 15 cm) sheet: 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (20.4 x 16 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
Accession Number
2018.839.135
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Rosalind*, a stipple engraving and etching November 30, 1781, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's of Drawings and Prints. intimate print (plate: 7 9/16 x 5 7/8 in.) captures the titular heroine from William Shakespeare's *As You Like It*, a clever and spirited woman who disguises herself as a young man in the Forest of Arden. Created by a stellar collaboration—designed by Thomas Watson and Angelica Kauffmann, with engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi reflects the late 18th-century fascination with Shakespearean drama, blending neoclassical elegance with literary reverence. Sti...