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Mr. Dyott as Leontes: "I have drank and seen the Spider" (Winter's Tale, Act 2, Scene 1)

1855
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mr. Dyott as Leontes: "I have drank and seen the Spider" (Winter's Tale, Act 2, Scene 1)
  • Engraver: Robert Thew (American, active 1850s)
  • Publisher: Martin & Johnson, New York
  • Sitter: John Dyott (American (born England), 1812–1876 New Rochelle, New York)
  • Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
  • Date: 1855
  • Medium: Stipple and line engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 in. × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edward Fenton, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.628.18
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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