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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.

In Collection: Illustrations to Shakespeare (View all 1404)

Julius Caesar, IV, 3, The ghost of Caesar with Brutus

Julius Caesar, IV, 3, The ghost of Caesar with Brutus (1893)

Alexandre Bida (French, 1823-1895)
Taming of the shrew, Petruchio entertains his wife at dinner

Taming of the shrew, Petruchio entertains his wife at dinner (1917-1918)

Louis Rhead (American, 1857-1926)
Illustrations to As you like it Pl.27

Illustrations to As you like it Pl.27 (1901-1910)

Hugh Thomson (American, 1860-1920)
Midsummer night’s dream, IV, 1

Midsummer night’s dream, IV, 1

Paul Hardy (English, 1862 – 1942)
A scene from All’s well that ends well.

A scene from All’s well that ends well.

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
Two gentlemen of Verona, II, 1

Two gentlemen of Verona, II, 1 (1901-1911)

Henry James Haley (English, 1874–1964)
Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.001

Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.001 (19th century)

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
Comedy and tragedy

Comedy and tragedy

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
Hermione and Leontes, Paulina; Nay, present your hand, Winter’s tale, act V, scene III

Hermione and Leontes, Paulina; Nay, present your hand, Winter’s tale, act V, scene III

Joseph Swain (English, 1820-1909)
Merchant of Venice, III

Merchant of Venice, III (1902)

Charles Buchel (English, 1872–1950)
Man displaying a locket to two women

Man displaying a locket to two women

John Augustus Atkinson (English, 1775-1830)
Hamlet [I, 4] Hamlet and ghost

Hamlet [I, 4] Hamlet and ghost (1800-1830)

J. Coghlan (English, 19th Century)
Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.036

Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.036 (19th century)

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
Haunts of Shakespeare Pl.18

Haunts of Shakespeare Pl.18 (19th century)

Paul Braddon (English, 1864–1937)
Scene from from King Henry the Fourth (Part I., Act 2, Scene IV.)

Scene from from King Henry the Fourth (Part I., Act 2, Scene IV.) (1901)

Bernard Partridge (English, 1861 – 1945)
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