Prints: P1345

Title

Miss Julia Harland and Miss Conquest as Oberon and Puck

Technique

Engraving

Subject

Conquest, Mary Anne
Harland, Julia

Character

Oberon : A Midsummer Nights Dream
Puck : A Midsummer Nights Dream

Artist

Meadows, Kenny [ Print made by ]
Paine, William [ Copy after ]

Date

c.1880

Dimensions

height: 26.9cm
weight: 17.5cm

Inscription/signature

"MISS JULIA HARLAND AND MISS CONQUEST / AS / OBERON AND PUCK. / OBE: Hast thou the flower there ? Welcome, wanderer. / PUCK: Ay, there it is. / MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. / Act 2, Sc 2. / Engraved by J Moorefrom a Daguerreotype by Paine of Islington. / THE LONDON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY."

Provenance

Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.

Other number

E0136

Print of actresses Julia Harland and Mary Anne Conquest as Puck and Oberon from Act 2, Scene 2 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare. Engraved by Joseph Kenny Meadows after a Daguerreotype by William Paine of Islington. They are both depicted full length and standing in a woodland backdrop. Harland on the left wears a one-shoulder knee-length dress over a short-sleeve top, tied together with a belt and a flower crown rests on her head. She is passing a small bunch of flowers to Conquest who is dressed in a tunic with embroidered collar and waist, draped cloth with star motifs, and a helmet. She holds a long spear in her left hand and gazes down towards Harland.