Shakspeare--Taming of the shrew, Act III, Scene II / painted by Francis Wheatly, R.A. ; engraved by I.P. Simon. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique engraving of Shakspeare--Taming of the shrew, Act III, Scene II / painted by Francis Wheatly, R.A. ; engraved by I.P. Simon. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Shakspeare--Taming of the shrew, Act III, Scene II / painted by Francis Wheatly, R.A. ; engraved by I.P. Simon.
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This engraving turns to the wedding scene in Act III, Scene II of Shakespeare's *The Taming of the Shrew*, where Petruchio's unruly courtship of Katharina reaches its climax. Francis Wheatly, a Royal Academician, painted the original, and the engraver I. P. Simon translated it into a print. It was published in London in 1795 by John and Josiah Boydell, whose Shakespeare Gallery commissioned paintings from leading British artists and had them engraved for a lavishly illustrated edition of the plays. The series was meant to elevate Shakespeare into a national art subject, and this print shows how painters of the period staged the plays' theatrical moments for an audience of readers and collectors.
| Created / published | London : published by John & Josiah Boydell, 1795. |
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| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Engravings 1790-1800. |
| Subjects | Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616. Taming of the shrew. Theatrical productions--1790-1800. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,720 × 3,826 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220097 |
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