Antique prints and engravings  - Classical & Historical

Antique prints and engravings - Classical & Historical

Lot 10073: F Bartolozzi - Prospero disarming Ferdinand by H Bunbury 1792

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Start price: £15

Estimated price: £30 - £60

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This stipple engraving of Prospero Disarming Ferdinand was published according to Act of Parliament by Thomas Macklin of the Poets Gallery London 1792.

This illustration is a scene from The Tempest by William Shakespeare from the series Macklin’s Shakespeare Gallery, after a drawing by Henry William Bunbury.

Outside Prospero’s grotto, the Duke stands waving a wand in the direction of Ferdinand at left, while Miranda kneels beside her father, tugging at his arm and behind in the cave Ariel plays a harp.

Size: approx. 18.5in x 21.5in (47cm x 55cm)


Condition report:

Excellent but please check images for any age-related marks