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Nursery of Shakespear [sic]

Print
1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Haughton, Moses (engraver)
Fuseli, Henry (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Print after a painting by Henry Fuseli, depicting figures of Tragedy and Comedy holding a baby, surrounded by figures from Shakespeare's plays.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Shakespeare
Object type
Print
TitleNursery of Shakespear [sic] (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
aquatint and engraving on paper
Brief description
'Nursery of Shakespear', aquatint and engraving, Moses Haughton after Henry Fuseli, published London, 1810
Physical description
Print after a painting by Henry Fuseli, depicting figures of Tragedy and Comedy holding a baby, surrounded by figures from Shakespeare's plays.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
  • Width: 46.5cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.115-1971

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1110353/nursery-of-shakespear-sic-print-haughton-moses/
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