Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
'Midsummer Night's Dream'; Titania Sleeping
1857Albumen print | 20.2 x 24.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2081474
Photograph of 'Titania Sleeping' from William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, originally painted by Richard Dadd (1817-86). The painting depicts Act 2 scene 1 of the play where Titania is shown sleeping, attended by three female nymphs and with Oberon looking on. She is surrounded by an arch of fairies and flowers. The painting is photographed in its frame and an identification number '31' can be seen in the lower left corner. A plaque attached to the lower edge of the frame reads 'DADD'.
At the time the photograph was taken, the painting was in the collection of Samuel Ashton. The painting is now in the collection of the Louvre, Paris.
Creator(s)
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67) (photographer)
20.2 x 24.5 cm (image)
54.5 x 35.8 cm (page dimensions)
- Presented to Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Folklore
- The Supernatural
- Fairies
- The Supernatural
- Folklore
- Ethnology
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Religions of antiquity
- Classical mythology
- Nymphs
- Classical mythology
- Religions of antiquity
- Religions and faiths
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Flowering plants
- Systematic botany
- Botany
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Art
- Paintings
- Paintings-English school
- Paintings
- Art
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
