Shakespeare's Midsummer-Night's Dream- Etching-J.P. Simon After J.H. Fussli-1796 1796

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Midsummer-Night's Dream is an original etching engraved by Jean Pierre Simon after the iconic romantic painting by Heinrich Füssli in … more Midsummer-Night's Dream is an original etching engraved by Jean Pierre Simon after the iconic romantic painting by Heinrich Füssli in 1790. Titled on plate: Midsummer-Night's Dream, Act IV, Scene I: A wood - Titania, Queen of the fairies, Bottom, fairies attending Mint conditions with little tears along the margin, and a glued tear in the center. Some light little foxings. The original oil painting is displayed at Tate Britain in London. It was commissioned for the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery Image dimensions: 50 x 63.5 cm. Johann Heinrich Füssli (1741- 1825) was a Swiss artist, a paint-maker, he spent most of his life in Britain. His artworks most dedicated to portraits and landscapes, Fussli was interested in the supernatural and inspired with it, he is well-known for use of light and shadow. Here this artwork of the Nightmare shows his feature and concern, as dealing with supernatural subject-matter. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. less