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Scene depicting the duel from Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene 4, as played by contemporary eighteenth century actors. It takes place in a woodland landscape setting with a massive oak tree in the centre foreground dividing the characters into pairs, from left to right; Fabian (Francis Waldron) and Viola (Miss Elizabeth Younge), Sir Andrew Aguecheek (James W. Dodd) and Sir Toby Belch (James Dance, also known as Love). Sir Andrew Aguecheek draws his sword against Viola, egged on by Belch behind him, whilst Viola moves back from the gesture toward her companion Fabian.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

A Scene in 'Twelfth Night', Act III

Date

1771–1772

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 99.8 x W 124.8 cm

Accession number

1953.4

Acquisition method

purchased from C. Marshall Spink, 1953

Work type

Painting

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 3JL England

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Artist or maker

Francis Wheatley

1747–1801

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