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Miss Younge, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Love, and Mr. Waldron, in th Characters of Viola, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Sir Toby Belch, and Fabian (Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 4)

March 1, 1774
Not on view
Eighteenth-century actors appear here in the duel scene in act 3 of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." Elizabeth Younge portrays Viola (disguised as the page Cesario), timorously holding a sword while urged on by Francis Waldron 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.

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  • Title: Miss Younge, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Love, and Mr. Waldron, in th 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; third state of three
  • Dimensions: Plate: 16 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (43 × 50.7 cm)
    Sheet: 19 7/8 in. × 21 in. (50.5 × 53.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.119.467
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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