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John Massey Wright - A scene from Love’s labour’s lost – act IV, sc. 3
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John Massey Wright

John Massey Wright was a British watercourist. He was the son of an organ-builder and was apprenticed to the same business, but, as it proved distasteful to him, he was allowed to follow his natural inclination for art. As a boy he was given the opportunity of watching Thomas Stothard when at work in his studio, but otherwise he was self-taught. About 1810 Wright became associated with Henry Aston Barker, for whose panorama in the Strand he did much excellent work, including the battles of Coruña, Vittoria, and Waterloo.

He was also employed for a time as a scene-painter at the opera-house. But his reputation rests upon his small compositions illustrating Shakespeare and other poets, which were extremely numerous and executed with admirable taste and feeling in the manner of Stothard. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1812 to 1818, and in 1824 was elected an associate of the Watercolour Society; he became a full member in 1825, and thenceforward to the end of his long life was a regular exhibitor. His drawings were largely engraved for the ‘Literary Souvenir,’ ‘Amulet,’ ‘Forget-me-not,’ and similar publications; also for fine editions of the works of Sir Walter Scott and Burns, and for the ‘Gallery of Modern British Artists.’ Plates from his Battle of Vitoria’ and ‘The Ghost, a Christmas Frolic,’ appeared in 1814, and ‘Devotion,’ a subject from Boccaccio, was engraved by Charles Heath in 1833. Though extremely industrious, Wright was poorly remunerated for his work, and during his later years received a small pension from the Watercolour Society.

Wright was born on Tuesday 14 Oct. 1777 at Pentonville, London, where his father was an organ-builder. He died on Sunday 13 May 1866. He married a Miss Meadows and with her had a son and a daughter.

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Valentine; ‘Ruffian, let go that rude uncivil touch, thou friend of an ill fashion!’, act V, 4

Valentine; ‘Ruffian, let go that rude uncivil touch, thou friend of an ill fashion!’, act V, 4

Walter Crane (English, 1845 - 1915)
Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.083

Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.083 (19th century)

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
King Lear and Cordelia

King Lear and Cordelia

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
Scenes from Hamlet and All’s well.

Scenes from Hamlet and All’s well.

John Richard Coke Smyth (English, 1808-1882)
A midsummer night’s dream [act IV, sc. 1]

A midsummer night’s dream [act IV, sc. 1]

Eduard Charlemont (Austrian, 1848-1906)
Henry 4th (first part), two carriers & Gadshill, act II, scene I

Henry 4th (first part), two carriers & Gadshill, act II, scene I (19th century)

William Francis Starling (English, active 1833 - 1845)
Don John and Borachio, Don John; Only to despite them I will endeavor anything

Don John and Borachio, Don John; Only to despite them I will endeavor anything (1917-1918)

Louis Rhead (American, 1857-1926)
Twelfth night, a. II, s. 5

Twelfth night, a. II, s. 5 (1845)

Joseph Kenny Meadows (English, 1790–1874)
Malvolio (Twelfth night) act III, sc.4

Malvolio (Twelfth night) act III, sc.4

Daniel Maclise (Irish, 1806 - 1870)
Portrait of Jessica from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice

Portrait of Jessica from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice (19th century)

J. Smith (English, 19th Century)
Winter’s tale, act III, scene III, Clo; I would, you did but see it

Winter’s tale, act III, scene III, Clo; I would, you did but see it (19th century)

William Francis Starling (English, active 1833 - 1845)
All’s well that ends well. I dare not say, my lord. I take you

All’s well that ends well. I dare not say, my lord. I take you (1917-1918)

Louis Rhead (American, 1857-1926)
Timon of Athens, IV, 3, Timon laying aside the gold

Timon of Athens, IV, 3, Timon laying aside the gold (1829)

Johann Heinrich Ramberg (German, 1763 - 1840)
Romeo and Juliet, act 5, scene 3

Romeo and Juliet, act 5, scene 3 (1893)

Alexandre Bida (French, 1823-1895)
Costumes for Merchant of Venice, Merry wives of Windsor, and Twelfth night Pl.07

Costumes for Merchant of Venice, Merry wives of Windsor, and Twelfth night Pl.07 (19th Century)

E.J.S. (English, 19th Century)
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