Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V, Scene V
1795
Artist, British, 1759 - 1829
Publisher, British, 1719 - 1804
Publisher, British, 1752 - 1817
Artist After, British, 1752 - 1845
Isaac Taylor the younger, after Robert Smirke
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving and etching 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: 49.7 × 63.1 cm (19 9/16 × 24 13/16 in.)
sheet: 57.5 × 86 cm (22 5/8 × 33 7/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2017.53.50
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 Rob.t Smirke R. A. / Pist. A trial come. / Evans. Come, will this wood take fire. / They burn him with their tapers / Fal. Oh, oh, oh.; lower center in plate: SHAKSPEARE / Merry Wives of Windsor / ACT V SCENE V / Windsor Park. Fallstaff disguised with a buck's head on &c / Published Jany. 1. 1795 by John & Josiah Boydell, at his Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall _ & at No. 90 Cheapside, London; lower right in plate: Engraved by I Taylor jun / Quick. Corrupt, corrupt, and tainted in desire / About him, fairies sing a scornful rhyme / And as you trip, still pinch him to your time.
Watermarks
JWHATMAN 1794
Wikidata ID
Q77259431