Images Dated 2017

Engraving of illustration drawn by R B Wheler, 1806

History and Antiquities of Stratford-upon-Avon by R.B. Wheler. Printed and Sold by J Ward, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1806. The Birthplace of Shakespeare, opposite p.129. Ilustrations drawn by R.B.Wheler and engraved by F Eginton of Birmingham. Plates 8.8cm x16.7cm

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8731 Whe, Eginton, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford Upon Avon, The Birthplace, Wheler

William Shakespeare engraving after Gerald Soest, 1725

SBT 2015-12. Shakespeare, after Soest, engraved by I [John] Simon. Circa 1725. "Done from a Capital Picture in the Collection of T. Wright Painter in Covent Garden". Dimensions (H, W): 377mm x 280mm

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1725, Engraving, John Simon, Portrait, Soest, William Shakespeare, Zoust

Midsummer Nights Dream by John Masey Wright, 19th Century

SBT 2015-11. Sketches by John Masey Wright O.W.S., C19th
SBT 2015-11/3. Midsummer Night's Dream'. Pencil and Wash drawing by John Masey Wright (1777-1866), O.W.S. From an album of J.M. Wright drawings. The Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2 Scene 2 "What thou seest when thou does wake/Do it for thy true-love take". Depicts the moment when Oberon pours the juice of the love-flower into Titania's eyes as she sleeps. Mounted and unglazed. (Mount: 295 x 305mm. 124mm x 150mm)

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