Untitled
Print
1858 (printed and published)
1858 (printed and published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This mezzotint reproduces a painting by Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-73). The original was painted in 1848 and is now in the Victoria Art Gallery, Melbourne. In the mid-19th century there was a ready market for prints after famous paintings, and many of Landseer's works were engraved. This untitled piece shows a scene from Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in which the labourer Bottom is transformed into a man with an ass's head, and the fairy queen Titania is bewitched into falling in love with him.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Untitled (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Mezzotint, 'Untitled [A Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream]', by Samuel Cousins (after Sir Edwin Landseer), London, 1858 |
| Physical description | Black and white print showing Titania, Bottom and other characters from the play. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Painted by Sir Edwin Landseer R.A. Engraved by Samuel Cousins, R.A.
New York, Published by M.Knoedler, Broadway, Jan.y. 1st 1858; and Entered according to Act of Congress in the Clerk's Office of the DistrictCourt of the United States of the Southern District of New York. [London; Published Jan.y 1, 1858 by Henry Graves & Compy Publishers to the Queen-6 Pall Mall.]
(Lettered ) |
| Credit line | Given by Wendy Sheridan |
| Object history | The original painting is in the Victoria Art Gallery, Melbourne and was one of several paintings on a Shakespearean theme commissioned by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. |
| Literary reference | William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Summary | This mezzotint reproduces a painting by Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-73). The original was painted in 1848 and is now in the Victoria Art Gallery, Melbourne. In the mid-19th century there was a ready market for prints after famous paintings, and many of Landseer's works were engraved. This untitled piece shows a scene from Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in which the labourer Bottom is transformed into a man with an ass's head, and the fairy queen Titania is bewitched into falling in love with him. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.95-2013 |
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| Record created | December 6, 2012 |
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