Shakspeare: The Tempest, Act I, Scene I: The Enchanted Island, Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero and Miranda (Primary Title)

after, George Romney, English, 1734-1802 (Artist)
Benjamin Smith, English, 1775 - 1833 (Engraver)
John & Josiah Boydell (Publisher)

1797
English
Works On Paper
Prints
stipple engraving on wove paper
Sheet: 22 × 28 in. (55.88 × 71.12 cm)
Plate: 20 3/8 × 25 in. (51.75 × 63.5 cm)
Image: 17 × 23 3/8 in. (43.18 × 59.37 cm)
41.12.12
Not on view
Printed beneath image lower left: Painted by G. Romney. Printed beneath image lower right: Engraved by B. Smith. Printed beneath image in center: Shakspeare./ Tempest./ Act I, Scene I./ The Enchanted Island, Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero and Miranda./ Published Sept.r 29, 1797, by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall; & No. 90, Cheapside. Lines from Tempest printed in lower margin.
Gift of the Richmond Public Library
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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