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and her left hand rests on the donkey's head. They are surrounded by a group of beings of different sizes, called by Titania to attend to Bottom. A fairy servant scratches Bottom's head and another stands on his hand, offering assistance. A girl to the right has brought a basket of dried peas. A
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Henry Fuseli's Contributions to the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery: Their Place in the History of Shakespeare Illustration
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The painting depicts a moment from the first scene of the fourth act of William Shakespeare's play
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made of wax, and to the left is a group of children artificially created by witches.
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to punish her for her pride. The potion has made her fall in love with the weaver
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Henry Fuseli had become familiar with William Shakespeare's plays as a student in
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217.2 cm × 275.6 cm (85.5 in × 108.5 in)
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John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery and the promotion of a national aesthetic
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Britomart Delivering Amoretta from the Enchantment of Busirane
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Since 1887, the painting has been in the collection of the
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The Artist's Despair Before the Grandeur of Ancient Ruins
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Henry Fuseli
Oil on canvas
Tate Britain
London
oil painting
Henry Fuseli
Tate Britain
London
Boydell Shakespeare Gallery
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare
Zürich
The Tempest
Hamlet
Macbeth
John Boydell
Shakespeare Gallery
Titania
Queen of the Fairies
love potion
Oberon
Nick Bottom
ass
wand
changeling

Il Sodoma
Leda and the Swan
Leonardo da Vinci

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