Miss Younge, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Love, and Mr. Waldron, in the Characters of Viola, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Sir Toby Belch, and Fabian (Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 4)

March 1, 1774 · Mezzotint; second state of two · Drawings and Prints

Miss Younge, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Love, and Mr. Waldron, in the Characters of Viola, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Sir Toby Belch, and Fabian (Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 4) — Francis Godolphin Waldron|Robert Sayer|James Dance|John Raphael Smith|Francis Wheatley|William Shakespeare|James William Dodd|Elizabeth Pope (née Younge)

Four eighteenth-century actors appear here in the duel scene of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." Elizabeth Younge portrays Viola (disguised as the page Cesario), timorously holding a sword while urged to fight by Francis Waldron in character as Fabian. Her opponent Sir Andrew Aguecheek (portrayed by James Dodd), draws his weapon with equal reluctance, encouraged by Sir Toby Belch (portrayed by James Dance, whose stage name was James Love). In December 1771 actor-manager David Garrick revived the play at the Covent Garden Theatre, and these actors were all his protégés.

Artist: Francis Godolphin Waldron|Robert Sayer|James Dance|John Raphael Smith|Francis Wheatley|William Shakespeare|James William Dodd|Elizabeth Pope (née Younge)
Date: March 1, 1774
Medium: Mezzotint; second state of two
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917