Darley, Felix Octavius Carr. "And then the justice, in fair round belly, with good capon lin'd ... so he plays his part", As you like it, act II, scene VII

Folger bibliographic ID: 242678
Folger call number: ART Box D221 no.32
Folger holdings ID: 305823

Depicts the justice from Jaques' "Seven ages of man" speech. He is the central figure of a courtroom, with a man who stands before him pointing at a young boy with head down and a dead rabbit at his feet

General notes

Title derived from penned and penciled notes beneath image This drawing is part of a set of 30 Darley illustrations which were reproduced as photogravures and published in New York and Philadelphia by Stoddart. The photogravures were sold, 30 plates in a box, folio size, with an imprint dated 1884, under the title 'Darley gallery of Shakespearean illustration'. Plates were issued in color and in black and white (some of which were filmed through color filters). A Shakespeare edition, published in New York by Amies in 1888, also contained these 30 illustrations along with designs by A. Chappell. The title page of the Amies edition notes that the illustrations are photogravures after wash drawings by Darley. Copies of the photogravures can be found in FSL ART Vol f80 and ART Inv. 447 (colored) and 448. The Shakespeare edition with Darley illustrations is PR 2752 1888e Sh.Col Provenance: Drawings (ART Box D221 no.22-51) were sold by S. Henkels in January, 1909, along with the library of Lewis C. Gratz. Drawings are listed at the end of the sale catalog where it is noted that they were being sold by order of Darley's widow. The above noted drawings are lot no.437 in the catalog. The items were purchased by the Folgers from a Freeman Co. sale in Philadelphia, June 22, 1909. (Formerly ART Inv. 445 & 444) Also available in digital reproduction

Extended title: "And then the justice, in fair round belly, with good capon lin'd ... so he plays his part", As you like it, act II, scene VII F.O.C. Darley, 1884

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. As you like it

artist: Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
former owner: Darley, Jane Colburn, active 1859-1909