Illustrating Shakespeare

by Peter Whitfield and Jane Wong

For centuries, artists have been drawn to the plays of Shakespeare, translating his lines into brushstrokes and interpreting his characters and scenes in their own vision. From Henry Fuseli's Macbeth Consulting the Vision of the Armed Head and William Blake's Brutus and the Ghost of Caesar to Eug ne Delacroix's Othello and Desdemona and John Millais's Ophelia, these works will forever influence our reception of the Bard...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712358897
• ISBN13: 9780712358897
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 11.0"