Miss Younge, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Love, and Mr. Waldron, in the Characters of Viola, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Sir Toby Belch, and Fabian (Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 4)
Four eighteenth-century actors appear here in the duel scene of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." Elizabeth Younge portrays Viola (disguised as the page Cesario), timorously holding a sword while urged to fight by Francis Waldron in character as Fabian. Her opponent Sir Andrew Aguecheek (portrayed by James Dodd), draws his weapon with equal reluctance, encouraged by Sir Toby Belch (portrayed by James Dance, whose stage name was James Love). In December 1771 actor-manager David Garrick revived the play at the Covent Garden Theatre, and these actors were all his protégés.
Artwork Details
- Title: Miss Younge, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Love, and Mr. Waldron, in the Characters of Viola, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Sir Toby Belch, and Fabian (Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 4)
- Engraver: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
- Artist: After Francis Wheatley (British, London 1747–1801 London)
- Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
- Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
- Sitter: James Dance (British, 1721–1774)
- Sitter: Elizabeth Pope (née Younge) (British, London 1739/45–1797 London)
- Sitter: Francis Godolphin Waldron (British, baptized Liverpool 1743–1818 London)
- Sitter: James William Dodd (British, London ca. 1740–1796 London)
- Date: March 1, 1774
- Medium: Mezzotint; second state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet (clipped to plate): 16 7/8 × 19 5/8 in. (42.8 × 49.8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.894
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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