Robert Mitchell Meadows and Henry William Bunbury - Dogbery and Verges with the Watch Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing Act III Scene II

Original Stipple Engraving by the British artist, Robert Mitchell Meadows designed by Henry William Bunbury.

Dogbery and Verges with the Watch from Much Ado about Nothing Original Stipple Engraving by the British artist Robert Mitchell Meadows designed by Henry William Bunbury

Dogbery and Verges with the Watch from William Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing, Act III, Scene II (Bunbury's Shakespeare, published by Thomas Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St., London)

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Meadows, Robert Mitchell (British, Cardigan, Wales 1750 - 1812)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes
01-		Dogbery and Verges with the Watch (Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act III, Scene II), by Robert Mitchell Meadows	Original Stipple Engraving	1794	Bearing the full title, "Dogbery and Verges with the Watch", the date of publication and the publisher's address, "London, Publish'd Jany, 1st. 1794, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", & the artists' names, "R. M. Meadows Sculpt." & "H. Bunbury Esq. del." along the lower plate mark. The dedication to Her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York by Thomas Macklin, and Shakespeare's lines also appear in the lower margin.
02.-		Fluellen Making Pistol Eat the Leek (Shakespeare: King Henry the Fifth, Act V, Scene I), by Robert Mitchell Meadows	Original Stipple Engraving	1795	Bearing the full title, "Fluellen Making Pistol Eat the Leek", the date of publication and the publisher's address, "London, Publish'd August 1, 1795, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", & the artists' names, "Meadows Sculp," & "H. Bunbury Esq. del." along the lower plate mark. The Shakespeare lines appear between the title.

View other original etchings designed by Henry William Bunbury 'Henry Bunbury'.

Henry William Bunbury (British, 1750 - 1811)
#	Image	Title & Artists	Medium	Date	Engraver/Etcher	Notes	-
01.-		A Militia Meeting by James Bretherton designed by Henry William Bunbury	Original Etching	1793	James Bretherton (London, active, 1770 - 1790)	James Bretherton, London, inscribed, "A Militia Meeting. H W Bunbury delin. J. Bretherton f. Publish'd as the Act directs 2nd Jan 1793. By J. Bretherton No 134 New Bond Street"
02.-		Dogbery and Verges with the Watch (Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act III, Scene II), by Robert Mitchell Meadows designed by Henry William Bunbury	Original Stipple Engraving	1794	Robert Mitchell Meadows (British, Cardigan, Wales 1750 – 1812)	Thomas Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St., London, William Bunbury's 'Shakespeare', inscribed, "Dogbery and Verges with the Watch", "R. M. Meadows Sculpt." & "H. Bunbury Esq. del.", the publication line, "London, Publish'd Jany, 1st. 1794, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", & with the printed dedication by Thos. Macklin to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.
03.-		Falstaff at Hern's Oak (Shakespeare: Merry wives of Windsor, Act V, Scene V), by Michele Beneditte designed by Henry William Bunbury	Original Stipple Engraving and Etching	1793	Michele Beneditte (St. Viterbo, 1745 - Vienna, 1810)	Thomas Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St., London, William Bunbury's 'Shakespeare', inscribed, "Falstaff at Hern's Oak", the Shakespeare play and scene, "Vide Merry wives of Windsor, Act 5, Sc. 5", "London, Publish'd May 30th. 1793, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", "Beneditte Sculp." & "H. Bunbury Esq. del.", and with the dedication line to Her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York.	Sold
04.-		Falstaff Reproved by King Henry (Shakespeare: King Henry the Fifth, Part II), by Shenner designed by Henry William Bunbury	Original Stipple Engraving	1792	Shenner (British, active late 18th century)	Thomas Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St., London, William Bunbury's 'Shakespeare', inscribed "Falstaff Reproved by King Henry", "Vide 2nd Part, Henry IV, Act V, Sc. 8", "London, Publish'd June 1, 1792, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", &, Shenner Sculpt." & "H. Bunbury Esq. delint.", and with the dedication to Her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York.
05.-		Florizel & Autolicus, exchange garments (Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act, IV, Scene II), by Francesco Bartolozzi and Benjamin Duterrow designed by Henry William Bunbury	Original Stipple Engraving and Etching	1794	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815) & Duterrau, Benjamin (1767 - 1851)	Thomas Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St., London, William Bunbury's 'Shakespeare', inscribed, "Florizel & Autolicus, exchange garments", "Duterrow sculpt._F. Bartolozzi R. A. directed." & "H. Bunbury Esq. delt.", the publication line, "London, Publish'd May 24th, 1794, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", & with the printed dedication by Thos. Macklin to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.	Sold
06.-		Fluellen Making Pistol Eat the Leek (Shakespeare: King Henry the Fifth, Act V, Scene I), by Robert Mitchell Meadows designed by Henry William Bunbury	Original Stipple Engraving	1795	Robert Mitchell Meadows (British, Cardigan, Wales 1750 – 1812)	Thomas Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St., London, William Bunbury's 'Shakespeare', inscribed, "Fluellen Making Pistol Eat the Leek", "Meadows Sculp," & "H. Bunbury Esq. del.", "London, Publish'd August 1, 1795, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", and The Shakespeare lines for the scene.
07.-		Helena in The Dress of a Pilgrim (Shakespeare: All's Well that Ends Well, Act III, Scene V), by John Chapman by Henry William Bunbury	Original Stipple Engraving and Etching	1792	John Chapman (London, active, 1787 - 1811)	Thomas Macklin, London, William Bunbury's Shakespeare, inscribed, "Helena in The Dress of a Pilgrim", "Vide All's well that ends well, Act 3, Sc. 5", the artists' names, "I. Chapman Sculp," & "H. Bunbury Esq. del.", the publication line,"London, Publish'd Decr. 30, 1792, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", & with the printed dedication by Thos. Macklin to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.	Sold
08.-		Prospero Disarming Ferdinand (Shakespeare: The Tempest, Act I, Scene II), by Francesco Bartolozzi designed by Henry William Bunbury	Original Stipple Engraving and Etching	1793	Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815)	Thomas Macklin, London, William Bunbury's 'Shakespeare', inscribed, "Prospero Disarming Ferdinand", "Vide Act 1, Sc. 2, Tempest", "F. Bartolozzi Esqr. Sculpt." & "H. Bunbury Esq. del.", the publication line, "London, Publish'd June 20, 1793, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", & with the printed dedication by Thos. Macklin to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.	Sold
09.-		The Shaver and the Shavee by Charles Bretherton designed by Henry William Bunbury	Original Etching	c. 1780 (2d Ed: 1804)	Charles Bretherton (London, 1760 - 1783)	S. W. Fores in London, inscribed, "The Shaver and The Shavee. H W Bunbury delin. Cha.s Bretherton Jun.r f. Publish'd as the Act directs April 1772. By J. Bretherton No 134 New Bond Street"
10.-		The Supposed Death of Imogen (Shakespeare: Cymbeline, Act IV Scene IV), by Thomas Cheesman designed by Henry William Bunbury	Original Stipple Engraving and Etching	1792	Thomas Cheesman (London, 1760 - 1834)	Thomas Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St., London, William Bunbury's 'Shakespeare', inscribed, "The Supposed Death of Imogen", "Vide Cymbeline Act 4 Sc. 4", "T. Cheesman Sculpt." & "H. Bunbury Esq. Inv.t, ", the publication line, "London, Publish'd June 1, 1792, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", & with the printed dedication by Thos. Macklin to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.	Sold

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Title:	Dogbery and Verges with the Watch (Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act III, Scene II)
Engraver:	Meadows, Robert Mitchell (British, Cardigan, Wales 1750 - 1812)
Designer:	Bunbury, Henry William (Mildenhall, UK, 1750 - Keswick, UK, 1811)
Date:	January 1, 1794
Medium:	Original Stipple Engraving
Publisher:	Thomas Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St., London
Source:	Macklin's Poets Gallery
Series:	Bunbury's Shakespeare
Note:	Robert Mitchell Meadows: A prominent stipple engraver of portraits, decorative, sporting and genre subjects, Robert Mitchell Meadows engraved many fine plates after the designs of such contemporary artists as Thomas Lawrence and Richard Westall. Robert Mitchell Meadows also engraved a number of large stipples after the designs of Henry Bunbury for Macklin's 'The Poet's Gallery'. "Dogbery and Verges with the Watch" from Shakespeare's (Much Ado about Nothing: Act 3, Scene 2) hails from this source.
	Henry Bunbury and Thomas Macklin: A late 18th century and early 19th century British artist, Henry William Bunbury (Mildenhall, UK, 1750 - Keswick, UK, 1811) was the son of Sir William Bunbury of MIldenhall, Suffolk. After completing his studies at Cambridge he began to draw caricatures and humorous subjects, the first of which was published in 1771. He quickly rose to become one of the most popular satirical artists of the day with such illustrated books as Hints to Bad Horsemen. Such works brought him into a friendship with Thomas Rowlandson, who later engraved many of Bunbury's designs. Henry Bunbury also enjoyed the patronage of the Duke of York who appointed him his equerry in 1787.
	Some of Henry Bunbury's most ambitious compositions were commissioned by the London publisher, Thomas Macklin (British, c. 1752 – 1800, London). Macklin directed 'The Poet's Gallery' (1788-1799) which was London's largest publishing house next to John Boydell's 'Shakespeare Gallery'. During the 1780's and 1790's Boydell (then the Lord Mayor of London) had embarked upon the most exhaustive publishing venture in the history of British art, the over one hundred large engravings detailing Shakespearian themes. These were epic works of art, concentrating largely upon the famous scenes from such plays as Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear. Macklin responded to Boydell's Shakespeare series by issuing his own Shakespeare engravings from 1792 to 1796. These works, however, were decidedly different from Boydell's more grandiose engravings. All of these original engravings were based upon Shakespeare plays and were to be published in twelve numbers, each containing four prints with the option of purchasing proof impressions or regular impressions, in colour or in black and white. The entire series was to consist of forty-eight original etchings and engravings designed by Henry William Bunbury, who concentrated upon the comic and even ridiculous scenes within Shakespeare's plays. Thus many of these fine engravings portray characters of the comedies, and, of course, Shakespeare's greatest comic creation, Falstaff, as does this original example of Dogbery and Verges with the Watch (Much Ado about Nothing). The British Museum, London includes an impression of Dogbery and Verges with the Watch (Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act III, Scene II) in its collection (Registration Number: 1865,0610.1014).
	The stipples were engraved either by Thomas Macklin himself or by such noteworthy artists of the period as Francesco Bartolozzi, John Chapman, Robert Mitchell Meadows, Tomkins, Shenner, Thomas Cheesman, Vandenburg and others. They stand as fine examples of eighteenth century Shakespearian art. This original Robert Mitchell Meadows engraving depicts a scene from William Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing: Act III, Scene II. It bears the full title, "Dogbery and Verges with the Watch", the date of publication and the publisher's address, "London, Publish'd Jany, 1st. 1794, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", & the artists' names, "R. M. Meadows Sculpt." & "H. Bunbury Esq. del." along the lower plate mark. The dedication below the title reads; "From an original drawing in the collection of Her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York, to whom this plate is humbly dedicated by her Royal Highness's most Gracious Humbley Permission Dedicated by Her most Obed. Serv. Thos. Macklin, and Shakespeare's lines appear below the title, they read; "Dogbery and Verges with the Watch" Dog. Are you good Men & True? Ver. Yea, or else it were pity but they should suffer Salvation, body and soul. Dog. Nay that were a punishment too good for them, If they should have any alegiance in them, being chosen for the Princes' watch. Ver. Well give them their charge, neighbour Dogbery. Dog. First, who think you the most disartless man to be constable? 1st Watch. Hugh Oatcake, sir or George Seacoal; for they can write and read. Dog. come hither, neighbour Seacoal, God hath blessed you with a good name: to be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune; but to write and read comes by nature. Vide. Much ado about nothing, Act 3.d, Scene 2.d
Size:	16 1/4 X 19 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon late eighteenth century wove paper and with full margins as created in 1794 by Robert Mitchell Meadows for the Bunbury Shakespeare prints commissioned by Thomas Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St., London. Bearing the full title, "Dogbery and Verges with the Watch", "R. M. Meadows Sculpt." & "H. Bunbury Esq. del.", the publication line, "London, Publish'd Jany, 1st. 1794, by Thos'. Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet St.", and with the dedication line to Her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York along the lower plate mark. With slight foxing in the outer margins and one, small, restored tear which ends at the lower plate-mark, else a strongly printed, early impression and in good condition throughout. Dogbery and Verges with the Watchfrom Shakespeare's (Much Ado about Nothing: Act 3, Scene 2) represents a prime, original example of the comic art of Henry Bunbury.
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Robert Mitchell Meadows & Henry William Bunbury

Dogbery and Verges with the Watch (Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act III, Scene II)