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Titania and Bottom with the Ass's Head

A work made of etching and stipple on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of etching and stipple on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1796

Artist:

Jean Pierre Simon (British, born before 1750-c. 1810)
after Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741-1825)
published by John Boydell (English, 1719-1804)
authored by William Shakespeare (English, 1564-1616)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Pierre Simon

Title

Titania and Bottom with the Ass's Head

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1796

Medium

Etching and stipple on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 49.7 × 63.1 cm (19 5/8 × 24 7/8 in.); Sheet: 59.3 × 89.1 cm (23 3/8 × 35 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

2000.411

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