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John Massey Wright - Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.069

Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.069 (19th century)

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
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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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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)
Henry VI part 3

Henry VI part 3 (1893)

Alexandre Bida (French, 1823-1895)
Macbeth, I, 3, Macbeth and the witches

Macbeth, I, 3, Macbeth and the witches

Ary Scheffer (Dutch, 1795-1858)
Othello, Emilia; She loved thee, cruel Moor

Othello, Emilia; She loved thee, cruel Moor (1917-1918)

Louis Rhead (American, 1857-1926)
Scenes from The tempest

Scenes from The tempest (1904)

Alexander Stuart Boyd (English, 1854-1930)
Two gentlemen of Verona, III, 2, Daly’s Theatre, July 13, 1895

Two gentlemen of Verona, III, 2, Daly’s Theatre, July 13, 1895 (1895)

John Jellicoe (English, 1842 – 1914)
Macbeth ; Cymbeline ; King Lear 2

Macbeth ; Cymbeline ; King Lear 2 (1843)

Joseph Kenny Meadows (English, 1790–1874)
Othello, act 5, scene 2, ‘Look in upon me then and speak with me’

Othello, act 5, scene 2, ‘Look in upon me then and speak with me’

Ludovico Marchetti (Italian, 1853 - 1909)
A scene from Romeo and Juliet – the balcony scene

A scene from Romeo and Juliet – the balcony scene

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
The Winter’s Tale; Soldiers of Leontes Act I

The Winter’s Tale; Soldiers of Leontes Act I (1904)

Tom Heslewood (English, 1868–1939)
Winter’s tale, the statue came down from the pedestal

Winter’s tale, the statue came down from the pedestal (1917-1918)

Louis Rhead (American, 1857-1926)
Shakespere [portrait surrounded by a muse, clown, lion, cupids, and various characters from his plays]

Shakespere [portrait surrounded by a muse, clown, lion, cupids, and various characters from his plays] (1832)

Johann Heinrich Ramberg (German, 1763 - 1840)
Macbeth, V, Lyceum Theatre, January 15, 1889, Sir Henry Irving as Macbeth

Macbeth, V, Lyceum Theatre, January 15, 1889, Sir Henry Irving as Macbeth (1889)

John Jellicoe (English, 1842 – 1914)
Edgar, from King Lear, Act III, Scene iii

Edgar, from King Lear, Act III, Scene iii

John Hamilton Mortimer (English, 1740-1779)
Taming of the shrew, O.U.D.S. (Oxford University Dramatic Society), March 6, 1897

Taming of the shrew, O.U.D.S. (Oxford University Dramatic Society), March 6, 1897 (1897)

John Jellicoe (English, 1842 – 1914)
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