Peters, Matthew William. Falstaff hiding in the buckbasket

Folger bibliographic ID: 128592
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library: 50
Folger call number: FPb36
Folger holdings ID: 230098
Accession Number: cs1386

General notes

Original painting: Peter's original canvas was painted for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery and was first exhibited in 1791 (no. LVII). It is now in the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Fundacion Luis A. Ferre, Ponce, Puerto Rico (98 x 70 in.) Engraving after original: P. Simon, published 24 December 1793, 25 1/2 x 18 1/8 in. (21 7/8 x 15 5/8 in., image) Also available as a digital reproduction Maggs Bros., Rare Books, Prints and Autographs, 34-35 Conduit St., New Bond St., London, March 1925, £105 for this and D31, as by William Hamilton Title from Pressly

Extended title: Falstaff hiding in the buckbasket after Rev. Matthew William Peters

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merry wives of Windsor Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

artist: Peters, Matthew William, 1741 or 1742-1814
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616