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

March 1, 1774 · Mezzotint; third state of three · Drawings and Prints

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

Eighteenth-century actors appear here in the duel scene in act 3 of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." Elizabeth Younge portrays Viola (disguised as the page Cesario), timorously holding a sword while urged on by Francis Waldron 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: James Dance|James William Dodd|John Raphael Smith|Francis Wheatley|Robert Sayer|Elizabeth Pope (née Younge)|Francis Godolphin Waldron|William Shakespeare
Date: March 1, 1774
Medium: Mezzotint; third state of three
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942