"Sleepest or Wakest Thou?"
Two vignettes paired with lines from King Lear (Act 3, Scene 6)
Plate 10 from Songs of Shakespeare Illustrated by the Etching Club. Part 2: Songs and Ballads of Shakespeare (London, 1852)
Richard Ansdell, English, 1815 - 1885
Geography:
Made in London, England, Europe
Date:
c. 1847-1852Medium:
Etching printed in black and brown inks, with cast type/letter press in red inkDimensions:
Plate: 11 13/16 x 8 9/16 inches (30 x 21.7 cm) Sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 15/16 inches (37.8 x 27.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1985-52-16783a,bCredit Line:
The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985
Made in London, England, Europe
Date:
c. 1847-1852Medium:
Etching printed in black and brown inks, with cast type/letter press in red inkDimensions:
Plate: 11 13/16 x 8 9/16 inches (30 x 21.7 cm) Sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 15/16 inches (37.8 x 27.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1985-52-16783a,bCredit Line:
The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985
