Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions. Artist: after George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734-1802 Kendal, Cumbria). Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/8 × 23 1/8 in. (43.5 × 58.7 cm). Engraver: Benjamin Smith (British, active 1786-1833). Published in: London. Publisher: John & Josiah Boydell (British, 1786-1804). Series/Portfolio: Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery. Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564-1616 Stratford-upon-Avon). Date: 1799.Romney conceived this secular adoration to illuminate Shakespeare's genius. It focuses on the baby poet blessed by cloaked Nature and watched by figures that embody human emotions. Joy and Sorrow act as chief attendants, while Love, Hatred, and Jealousy watch from the left and Anger, Envy, and Fear stand at right--the group a reminder of the mature playwright's astounding range. The engraver created this proof to check his progress, with some areas still undeveloped and the stippling at an early stage. When comp

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Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions. Artist: after George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734-1802 Kendal, Cumbria). Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/8 × 23 1/8 in. (43.5 × 58.7 cm). Engraver: Benjamin Smith (British, active 1786-1833). Published in: London. Publisher: John & Josiah Boydell (British, 1786-1804). Series/Portfolio: Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery. Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564-1616 Stratford-upon-Avon). Date: 1799.Romney conceived this secular adoration to illuminate Shakespeare's genius. It focuses on the baby poet blessed by cloaked Nature and watched by figures that embody human emotions. Joy and Sorrow act as chief attendants, while Love, Hatred, and Jealousy watch from the left and Anger, Envy, and Fear stand at right--the group a reminder of the mature playwright's astounding range. The engraver created this proof to check his progress, with some areas still undeveloped and the stippling at an early stage. When comp

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