Rev. Matthew William Peters (1742–1814). An English painter, executed five works for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
Peter Simon the Younger (1750–c. 1810). This English engraver contributed to Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
Title: Shakespeare. Much ado about nothing. Act III. Sc. I. Hero, Ursula, and Beatrice in Leonato's Garden.
Signed in the plate.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving, hand-colored. Printed on thick cream-colored paper.
Dimensions: Image 25 1/2" x 18'' (65 x 46 cm). Sheet 32 6/8"" x 23 6/8" (83 x 60 cm).
Publication: First published by J&J Boydell, London, 1792. Reissued by Shearjashub Spooner in "The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakespeare, by the most eminent artists of Great Britain." #18. New York, 1852.
Condition: Tears, creases, and restorations to margins. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 42.119.535.
Note: The original painting is kept in the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. Accession number: 2002.77.
Note: More about Shakespeare Gallery, John Boydell, and Sh. Spooner's edition read in our blog posts Shakespeare Gallery and John Boydell: The Enlightenment man.