JB Simon After Henry Fuseli R.A. Stipple Engraving A Midsummer Nights Dream 1796 Swedish Nightingale A group of thirteen etchings

A group of thirteen etchings depicting 17th

He hoped that this might prove to be a means of releasing suppressed associations and images from the subconscious through which he

Irish School 19th

Shields originally trained as a lithographers assistant and  book illustrator

Period pressed brass frame

JB Simon After Henry Fuseli R.A. Stipple Engraving A Midsummer Nights Dream 1796 Swedish Nightingale A group of thirteen etchingsJB Simon after Henry Fuseli R. A. Stipple engraving, Shakespeare Midsummer Nights Dream Act IV Scene 1. Published by Boydell 1796. 58. 5 by 43. 5 cms. Trimmed to image, some cockling and soft creasing to sheet. Lacks titles. RARE. Fuseli was introduced to Shakespeare's plays during his student days in Zrich with the Swiss scholar Jacob Bodmer. A Midsummer Night's Dream held a special appeal for him, in that it explores the realms of the supernatural.