George Romney (circle) (1734, Dalton-in-Furness – Kendal, 1802), Allegory of Shakespeare’s Birth.

George Romney (circle) (1734, Dalton-in-Furness – Kendal, 1802), Allegory of Shakespeare’s Birth. Oil on canvas. (18th century). Approx. 117 x 159 cm. This unusual allegorical depiction shows William Shakespeare, portrayed as an infant, as a “genius of nature” to whom the personification of Nature reveals herself. Joy and Sorrow appear at his sides, while in the background the other human passions—love, hate, jealousy, anger, envy, and fear—gather. Romney created the original compo

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Ca H 117 × B 159 cm