John Masey Wright O.W.S. An Archive Collection Of Drawings On Shakespearean Subjects Circa. 1825 Benjamin Barker Of Bath he illustrated numerous publications and

he illustrated numerous publications and was responsible for the design of stamps for Portugual's postal services

He is noted as a painter of decorative landscapes and classical ruins much influenced by Nicolas Poussin and Gaspard Dughet

16 by 17 cms image 27

A very accomplished but unknown hand

In 1720 he returned to Venice where he then spent the majority of his life

John Masey Wright O.W.S. An Archive Collection Of Drawings On Shakespearean Subjects Circa. 1825 Benjamin Barker Of Bath he illustrated numerous publications andJohn Masey Wright O. W. S. 1777 1866. English School Early 19th. Century. An archive collection of sixteen watercolour & pen and ink sketches of primarily Shakespearean subjects. Dateable to Circa. 1825. Subjects include: Macbeth, Richard II, The Taming Of The Shrew, The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Romeo And Juliet, Hamlet, All's Well That End's Well, King John and The Merchant Of Venice. Various sizes from 19 by 19 cms to 23 by 27. 5 cms. John Masey