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Title
Mrs Ternan and Mr Lewis Ball as The Countess Rousillon and her Clown
Technique
Engraving
Subject
Character
Countess Rousillon : All's well that ends well
Clown : All's well that ends well
Clown : All's well that ends well
Artist
Dimensions
height: 26.9cm
width: 18cm
width: 18cm
Other materials
Engraving
Inscription/signature
"MRS. TERNAN AND MR. LEWIS BALL,/ AS / THE COUNTESS ROUSILLON AND HER CLOWN. / CLO: 'Tis not unknown to you, madam, that I am a poor fellow. / COU: Well, sir. / CLO: No, madam, 'tis not so well that I am poor; though / many of the rich are damned. / ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL./ Act 1, Sc. 3./ Engraved by D. Pound from a Daguerreotype by Paine of Islington / THE LONDON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY."
Provenance
Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.
Other number
E0136
Print depicting actress Frances Ternan as The Countess Rousillon and actor Lewis Ball as the Clown from Act 1, Scene 3 of 'All's Well That Ends Well' by William Shakespeare. They are both shown full length and standing in a medieval church. On the left, Ternan wears a Tudor-inspired gown with a zig zag pettern on the bottom skirt and fur trim on the upper bodice. She wears a wired hood worn over a coif and holds a fan in her hands. On the right, Ball wears a medieval jester costume and holds a staff with a clown face and ruff in his left hand.
