The death of Juliet [graphic] / by Rev. Matthew William Peters.
1793
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library FPa43
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Title
The death of Juliet [graphic] / by Rev. Matthew William Peters.
Created/published
1793.
Description
1 painting on canvas : oil ; 167.2 x 135 cm
Associated name
Peters, Matthew William, 1741 or 1742-1814, artist.
Shakespeare Gallery (Dublin, Ireland), former owner.
Shakespeare Gallery (Dublin, Ireland), former owner.
Material base
canvas
Note
Title from Pressly.
Publications about material
Lady Victoria Manners, Matthew William Peters, R.A., London, 1913, p. 57; Salaman 1916, p. 25; Hamlyn 1978, pp. 522 and 529, no. IX, repr. as "Juliet stabbing herself"; Waterhouse 1981, p. 278, as "The Suicide of Juliet"; Kestner 1986, p. 14, repr. in color p. 11.
Engravings: R. Rhodes, published 1 January 1817 by John Murray, 9 3/4 x 7 13/16 in. (image)
Engravings: R. Rhodes, published 1 January 1817 by John Murray, 9 3/4 x 7 13/16 in. (image)
Provenance
Provenance: McLaughlin sale, Christie's 18 February 1927, lot 157, 42 guineas, bought by Smart.
Source of acquisition
Edwin Parsons, Fine Art Dealer and Publisher, 5 Amersham Rd., Putney, London SW15 [1927], May 1927, £80.
Exhibited
Exhibited: Dublin, Irish Shakespeare Gallery, Whistler's Great Room, Exchequer Street, 1793, no. IX; London, New Shakespeare Gallery, Schomberg House, 88 Pall Mall; 'As imagination bodies forth...' [paintings] Oct. 28, 1993-Feb.15, 1994.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2007. Marketing Shakespeare.
Washington, DC, Folger Shakespeare Library, May 2017- February 2018. Painting Shakespeare.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2007. Marketing Shakespeare.
Washington, DC, Folger Shakespeare Library, May 2017- February 2018. Painting Shakespeare.
Cited/described in
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, 49 (Plate 8)
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library FPa43
Genre/form
Paintings.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
FPa43
Folger-specific note
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Folger accession
cs1677