Original 19th-century engraving for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, after a painting by the Reverend Matthew William Peters. Hero and Ursula walk through the garden speaking of Benedick's love while Beatrice, hidden among the trees, listens to their conversation.
Original 19th-century engraving for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, after a painting by the Reverend Matthew William Peters. Hero and Ursula walk through the garden speaking of Benedick's love while Beatrice, hidden among the trees, listens to their conversation.
Medium: Steel engraving, black and white.
Artist / after: Matthew William Peters (1742-1814).
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 10.5 x 5.2 in (26.6 x 13.2 cm).
Condition: Fair, with a few isolated spots of foxing on the sheet.