Henry Fuseli|John & Josiah Boydell|Peter Simon|William Shakespeare|Shearjashub Spooner

The Enchanted Island Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 2)

first published 1797; reissued 1852
Stipple engraving; fourth state of four
42.9 × 58.5 cm (16.9 × 23 in)

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