Wright, John Massey. [Scene from Much ado about nothing - act III, sc. 1]

Folger bibliographic ID: 255793
Folger call number: ART Box W951 no.143
Folger holdings ID: 337789
Accession Number: cs1683

General notes

Collection title devised by cataloger Provenance: ART Box W951 no.143, 144 were purchased by the Folgers from Alfred Sedgwick an Essex bookseller, on the 21st of February, 1927 (Case 1683). ART Box W951 no.145 was purchased from E. Parsons & Sons, March, 1930 (Case 2046) Subject: Two of the items are finished watercolors illustrating Act III, Sc. 1 of Much ado. In both Beatrice is pictured behind a tree listening to Hero and Ursula. The first (ART Box W951 no.143) is slightly less finished than the other (ART Box W951 no.145). ART Box W951 no.144 is not a finished work but rather two studies for the same or a similar scene, the characters being in different positions. There is a fold to the left of center in the paper on which the studies were executed, perhaps indicating that the item was once part of a sketch book No.145 is signed, bottom left, on the picture's surface, "J.M. Wright." The other two items are unsigned

Extended title: [Scene from Much ado about nothing - act III, sc. 1] J.M. Wright

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Much ado about nothing Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Beatrice (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) Hero (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) Ursula (Fictitious character : Shakespeare)

artist: Wright, John Massey, 1777-1866
depiction: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616