JB Simon After Henry Fuseli R.A. Stipple Engraving A Midsummer Nights Dream 1796 Swedish Nightingale by the pioneer of the

by the pioneer of the Mezzotint technique

Shields originally trained as a lithographers assistant and  book illustrator

William George Robb 1872-1940

Century "Skylon and the Festival of Britain"

he was given command of the cavalry of his uncle

JB Simon After Henry Fuseli R.A. Stipple Engraving A Midsummer Nights Dream 1796 Swedish Nightingale by the pioneer of theJB 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.