William Macready in character as Werner in the play Werner by Lord Byron. Engraving by C.W. Sharpe after D. Maclise.
- Maclise, Daniel, 1806-1870.
- Date:
- 1800-1899
- Reference:
- 3162359i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Possibly Act I, scene 1 of Werner: "The hall of a decayed palace near a small town on the Northern frontier of Silesia – the night tempestuous. Werner and Josephine, his wife."
Publication/Creation
[London?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching, en chine ; platemark 57.9 x 40.7 cm
Lettering
Painted by Daniel Maclise R.A. Engraved by C.W. Sharpe.
Edition
[State with scratched letters].
References note
Kathleen M. D. Barker, 'The first English performance of Byron's "Werner"', Modern philology, 1969, 66: 342-344
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3162359i
Reproduction note
After a painting of 1849-1850 in the same direction in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Macready first performed Werner at the Theatre Royal Bristol in 1830 (Barker, op. cit.). "The actor William Charles Macready (1793-1873) was famous for his role as the German tragic hero Werner, in the drama of this name by Lord Byron. This portrait was painted and exhibited shortly after the final performance. John Forster, who commissioned it, was a friend of Macready and Maclise." (V&A online catalogue)
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Location Status Access Closed stores