Scenes from the Winter's Tale

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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 baby Perdita in act 3, scene 3, during a thunderstorm.

Scenes from the Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon), Illustrations: color lithographs

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Scenes from the Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon), Illustrations: color lithographs
Scenes from the Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon), Illustrations: color lithographs

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