COLLECTION NAME:
LUNA: Folger Digital Image Collection
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FOLGERCM1~6~6
LUNA: Folger Digital Image Collection
Collection
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Digital Image File Name:
3137
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3137
Digital Image File Name
false
Source Call Number:
FPa48
call_number
FPa48
Source Call Number
false
Source Creator:
Romney, George, 1734-1802, artist.
author
Romney, George, 1734-1802, artist.
Source Creator
false
Source Title:
Lady Hamilton as Titania with Puck and Changeling
cd_title
Lady Hamilton as Titania with Puck and Changeling
Source Title
false
Image Details:
from a 4x5 color transparency
special_instructions
from a 4x5 color transparency
Image Details
false
Digital Image Type:
FSL collection
image_type
FSL collection
Digital Image Type
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HAMNET CATALOG RECORD:
___
Creator (Hamnet):
Romney, George, 1734-1802, artist.
bib_creator
Romney, George, 1734-1802, artist.
Creator (Hamnet)
false
Title (Hamnet):
Study for Titania, Puck and the Changeling [graphic]. Painted by G. Romney.
bib_title
Study for Titania, Puck and the Changeling [graphic]. Painted by G. Romney.
Title (Hamnet)
false
Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet):
1793.
bib_creation_date
1793.
Date of Creation or Publ. (Hamnet)
false
Physical Description (Hamnet):
1 painting on cardboard mounted on canvas : oil ; 27.3 x 35.7 cm.
bib_physicaldescription
1 painting on cardboard mounted on canvas : oil ; 27.3 x 35.7 cm.
Physical Description (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Puck.
bib_subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Puck.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Titania.
bib_subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Titania.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream. Act II. Scene 1 -- Illustrations.
bib_subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream. Act II. Scene 1 -- Illustrations.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Paintings. gmgpc
bib_subject
Paintings. gmgpc
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Subject (Hamnet):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Changeling.
bib_subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Changeling.
Subject (Hamnet)
false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Samuel, former owner.
bib_associated_name
Samuel, former owner.
Associated Name (Hamnet)
false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815, former owner.
bib_associated_name
Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815, former owner.
Associated Name (Hamnet)
false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Braham, John, former owner.
bib_associated_name
Braham, John, former owner.
Associated Name (Hamnet)
false
Associated Name (Hamnet):
Sabin, F., former owner.
bib_associated_name
Sabin, F., former owner.
Associated Name (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
This record contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
bib_object_notes
This record contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Beneath the frame is attached a small box containg a mourning ring in the memory of Lord Nelson. Inscribed to the left: "THIS PICTURE WITH THE MOURNING / RING IN MEMORY OF LORD NELSON / WAS GIVEN TO JOHN BRAHAM / BY LADY HAMILTON." To the right: "LADY HAMILTON AS TITANIA, / WITH PUCK & THE CHANGELING. / PAINTED BY G. ROMNEY, / THE ORIGINAL SKETCH." A photograph of the picture made in 1927 showing an earlier frame with a similar inscription is in the Witt Library, London.
bib_object_notes
Beneath the frame is attached a small box containg a mourning ring in the memory of Lord Nelson. Inscribed to the left: "THIS PICTURE WITH THE MOURNING / RING IN MEMORY OF LORD NELSON / WAS GIVEN TO JOHN BRAHAM / BY LADY HAMILTON." To the right: "LADY HAMILTON AS TITANIA, / WITH PUCK & THE CHANGELING. / PAINTED BY G. ROMNEY, / THE ORIGINAL SKETCH." A photograph of the picture made in 1927 showing an earlier frame with a similar inscription is in the Witt Library, London.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Bought by Folger from Gabriel Wells, Importer and Dealer, 145 W. 57th St., New York; 489 5th Ave. [1923], March 1928, $3850.
bib_object_notes
Bought by Folger from Gabriel Wells, Importer and Dealer, 145 W. 57th St., New York; 489 5th Ave. [1923], March 1928, $3850.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Condition reviewed The squares are approximately 1 5/16 inches a side. Ultraviolet light reveals a fair amount of retouching in the sky and in the foliage in the background
bib_object_notes
Condition reviewed The squares are approximately 1 5/16 inches a side. Ultraviolet light reveals a fair amount of retouching in the sky and in the foliage in the background
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Conserved The surface has been squared off in faint blue lines for transfer
bib_object_notes
Conserved The surface has been squared off in faint blue lines for transfer
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Exhibited: Amherst, Mead Art Building, Amherst College, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," (no catalogue), 1951; Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, "The Kemble Family: A Theatrical Dynasty," 1985; 'As imagination bodies forth...' [paintings] Oct. 28, 1993-Feb.15, 1994.
bib_object_notes
Exhibited: Amherst, Mead Art Building, Amherst College, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," (no catalogue), 1951; Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, "The Kemble Family: A Theatrical Dynasty," 1985; 'As imagination bodies forth...' [paintings] Oct. 28, 1993-Feb.15, 1994.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Title from Pressly.
bib_object_notes
Title from Pressly.
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Notes (Hamnet):
Engravings: For prints after the Dublin picture, see Ward and Roberts 1904, p. 195. The earliest of these prints was by Edward Scriven and published on 1 December 1810 by Longman & Co. It appears in John Britton's The Fine Arts of the English School (London, 1812)
bib_object_notes
Engravings: For prints after the Dublin picture, see Ward and Roberts 1904, p. 195. The earliest of these prints was by Edward Scriven and published on 1 December 1810 by Longman & Co. It appears in John Britton's The Fine Arts of the English School (London, 1812)
Notes (Hamnet)
false
Provenance (Hamnet):
Provenance: Presented to Lady Hamilton by the artist?; presented to John Braham by Lady Hamilton; Braham sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, Auctioneers, 8 King St., St. James's Square, London, 9 February 1889, lot 40, bought by Samuel, £94.10.0; Raphael sale, Christie's, 29 May 1927, lot 91, £304.10.0, bought by F. Sabin.
bib_provenance
Provenance: Presented to Lady Hamilton by the artist?; presented to John Braham by Lady Hamilton; Braham sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, Auctioneers, 8 King St., St. James's Square, London, 9 February 1889, lot 40, bought by Samuel, £94.10.0; Raphael sale, Christie's, 29 May 1927, lot 91, £304.10.0, bought by F. Sabin.
Provenance (Hamnet)
false
Citations (Hamnet):
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, 54 (Plate 9)
bib_citation
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, 54 (Plate 9)
Citations (Hamnet)
false
Call Number (Hamnet):
FPa48
mfhd_repository_number
FPa48
Call Number (Hamnet)
false