Imogen found in the cave of Belarius, George Dawe, artist, 1808, The period between the years of William Hogarth (1697–1764) and George Dawe (1781–1829) were active has been called the ‘Shakespeare phenomenon’, during which the playwright triumphed over his peers as the great national writer. By the end of the 18th century, one play in every six performed in London was by William Shakespeare, he was translated into French and German, becoming little short of Germany’s national poet and bard. A more immediate visual backcloth to Dawe’s painting was John Boydell’s immensely ambitious, if somewhat ill-fated, project to showcase Shakespeare in the form of paintings by England’s leading national artists at the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery in London, together with the publication of a massive, three-volume illustrated folio edition of the plays (1791–1803).
Keywords:
Imogen, cave, Belarius, George Dawe, artist, 1808, period, years, William Hogarth, 1697–1764, George Dawe, 1781–1829, active, Shakespeare phenomenon, playwright triumphed, peers, great national writer, 18th century, play, every six performed, London, William Shakespeare, translated, French, German, becoming little short, Germanys national poet, bard, A, immediate visual backcloth, Dawes painting, John Boydells immensely ambitious, if somewhat ill-fated, project, showcase Shakespeare, form, paintings, Englands leading national artists, Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, London, together, publication, massive, three-volume illustrated folio edition, plays, 1791–1803
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.