The Enchanted Island Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 2), September 29, 1797, Stipple engraving; published state, image: 16 7/8 x 23 1/16 in. (42.9 x 58.5 cm), Prints, After Henry Fuseli (Swiss, Zürich 1741–1825 London), Fascinated by themes of magic and erotic desire, Fuseli was a life-long devotee of Shakespeare, first reading the plays as a youth in Zurich. After settling in London, he contributed paintings to John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, launched in 1786 as an exhibition cum print-publishing scheme funded by subscribers
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Enchanted Island, Cell, Prospero, Miranda, Caliban, Ariel, Shakespeare, Tempest, Act 1, Scene 2, September 29, 1797, Stipple engraving, published state, image, 16 7/8 x 23 1/16, 42.9 58.5 cm, Prints, After Henry Fuseli, Swiss, Zürich, 1741–1825, London, Fascinated, themes, magic, erotic desire, Fuseli, life-long devotee, first reading, plays, youth, Zurich, settling, contributed paintings, John Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery, launched, 1786, exhibition cum print-publishing, scheme, funded, subscribers
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