John Downman, after. Shakespeare. As you like it. Act I. Sc. II. Engraved by William Satchwell Leney. Hand-colored. 1800.
John Downman, after. Shakespeare. As you like it. Act I. Sc. II. Engraved by William Satchwell Leney. Hand-colored. 1800.
John Downman, after. Shakespeare. As you like it. Act I. Sc. II. Engraved by William Satchwell Leney. Hand-colored. 1800.
John Downman, after. Shakespeare. As you like it. Act I. Sc. II. Engraved by William Satchwell Leney. Hand-colored. 1800.
John Downman, after. Shakespeare. As you like it. Act I. Sc. II. Engraved by William Satchwell Leney. Hand-colored. 1800.
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John Downman A.R.A. (1750–1824). English painter contributed to John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
William Satchwell Leney (1769 - 1831). American engraver born in London.
Title: Shakespeare. As you like it. Act I. Sc. II. Rosalinda is giving Orlando a chain from her neck.
Signed in the plate. 
Materials and Techniques: Stipple engraving, hand-colored. Printed on thick cream-colored paper.
DimensionsImage 19 2/8" x 25" (49 x 63.5 cm). Sheet 23 7/8" x 29 6/8" (60 x 76 cm).
Publication: First published by J&J Boydell, London, 1800. 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." #26. New York, 1852.
ConditionSmall tears to margins. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 42.119.541.
NoteMore about Shakespeare Gallery, John Boydell, and Sh. Spooner's edition read in our blog posts Shakespeare Gallery and John Boydell: The Enlightenment man.