The first interview of Werter and Charlotte (after William Henry Bunbury)
John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
16 Oct 1782
Materials
Paper
Measurements
356 x 343 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Treasurer's House, North Yorkshire
NT 593408.4
Summary
Print, coloured print 'The first interview of Werter and Charlotte', (after Henry William Bunbury) by John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812). With 4 lines of verse. Designed by H. W.Bunbury. Oct 16/1782 J.R. Smith, London.
Full description
This image is inspired by a scene from the tragic love story, "The Sorrows of the Young Werther," by Goethe (first published in Leipzig in 1774 and in English in 1779). It is considered a key early Romantic text.
Makers and roles
John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812), artist after Henry William Bunbury (Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750 – Keswick 1811), artist