Second Part of King Henry the Sixth. Act I, Scene IV
1796
Artist, British, died 1809
Artist, British, 1758 - 1802
Publisher, British, 1719 - 1804
Publisher, British, 1752 - 1817
Artist After, British, 1761 - 1807
Charles Gauthier Playter, after John Opie
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
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Dimensions
plate: 50 × 63.4 cm (19 11/16 × 24 15/16 in.)
sheet: 59 × 88.2 cm (23 1/4 × 34 3/4 in.) -
Accession Number
2017.53.41
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Campbell Fine Art, London, 2 August 1997); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower left in plate: Painted by John Opie R.A. / Spir. Adsum. / M. Jourd. Asmath. / By the eternal God, whose name and power; lower center in plate: SHAKSPEARE. / Second Part of / King Henry the Sixth. / ACT I. SCENE IV. / Mother JOurdain, Hume, Southwell, Bolingbroke & Eleanor / Published Decr. 1. 1796, by John & Josiah Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & no. 90, Cheapside; lower right in plate: ENgraved by C. G. Playter / Finished by R. Thew / Thou tremblest at answer that I shall ask... / ...Spir. Ask what thou will. That I had said and done.
Markings
WHATMAN
Wikidata ID
Q77259414