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Shakespeare's The Tempest
Hand-coloured stipple engraving, 45 × 57.2 cm, by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Philippe de Loutherbourg, 1798
Metropolitan Museum of Art


A blend of neoclassical clarity with the heightened drama of Romanticism, this engraving captures the scene of the violent storm and shipwreck from The Tempest. The figures cling to the jagged terrain as waves surge around them, their gestures charged with desperation and exposure. Tonal contrasts and dynamic composition intensify the sense of peril, suspending the scene between narrative illustration and emotive allegory.