Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth night sits by a ruined monastery thinking about her concealed love for Duke Orsino; representing evening. Engraving by I. Taylor jr after R. Smirke.
- Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.
- Date:
- Dec.r 20 1782
- Reference:
- 2913422i
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Description
Twelfth night, act II scene iv: "She never told her love, / But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, / Feed on her damask cheek: she pined in thought, / And with a green and yellow melancholy / She sat like patience on a monument, / Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed?"
Publication/Creation
London (near the one mile stone Islington) : Published by I. Taylor junr, Dec.r 20 1782.
Physical description
1 print : engraving and etching, circular ; image 25.7 x 25.5 cm
Lettering
Evening. She never told her love, / But let concealment like a worm i' the bud, / Feed on her damask cheek. See Shakespeare's Twelfth night.Painted by R. Smirke. Engraved by Isaac Taylor junr.
Notes
The third print in a set of four prints by Isaac Taylor after Robert Smirke representing the four times of day
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2913422i
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