Scenes from the Winter's Tale. Author: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564-1616 Stratford-upon-Avon). Dimensions: 11 7/16 x 8 3/4 x 11/16in. (29 x 22.2 x 1.8cm). Illustrator: Owen Jones (British, London 1809-1874 London); Henry Warren (British, London 1794-1879 London). Lithographer: Albert Henry Warren (British, London 1830-1911 London). Published in: London. Publisher: Day & Son, Ltd. (London). Date: 1866.Imitating Greek vase painting, the elaborate colored lithographs in this volume illustrate Shakespeare's "Winter's Tale." The images were a joint effort with figures by Warren and the ornamental borders by Jones, the style suggested by the play which contains characters with Greek names, and includes a visit to Delphic oracle to determine the innocence of Polixenes's queen, Hermione. Twenty-three two-page spreads pair neoclassical images within decorative frames with quotations from the text. The page shown here responds to the moment when the Old Shepherd finds
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