The Puritan
This image is based on a painting by Middiman and Romney showing Jaques, a melancholic courtier in As You Like It, exiled to the Forest of Arden. He lies at the foot of an ancient tree on the bank of a stream, looking at a stag. The work was conceived for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, launched in 1786 as a publishing-cum-exhibition scheme that included a new illustrated edition of the plays, sets of large and small engravings, and a gallery on London's Pall Mall. The latter opened in 1789 with thirty-four paintings and contained about one hundred and seventy works the time Boydell went bankrupt and auctioned the contents in 1805–his print sales plummeted when Napoleon blocaded European ports.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Puritan
- Engraver: Henry Meyer (British, London 1780–1847 London)
- Artist: After Edward Prentis (British, 1797–1854)
- Publisher: Boys and Graves (London)
- Date: April 1, 1833
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/8 in. × 13 in. (35.8 × 33 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: John O. Hamlin Bequest, 1976
- Object Number: 1976.653.59
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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