A verre églomisé Painting Depicting a Scene from The Tempest after George Romney, early 19th centuryThe scene after an engraving by Benjamin Smith (British, 1786-1833), after the original painting by George Romney (British, 1734-1802), reproduced for John Boydell's collection of Shakespeare prints (first published 1796), depicting Prospero and Miranda in Act I, Scene I of The Tempest, presented in a giltwood frame.(H: 22 3/4, W: 28 1/2 in. (frame); H: 19 3/4, W: 25 1/2 in. (sight))ProvenanceChinese Porcelainpany, New York, purchased in 1998.Skinner, Boston, October 6, 2012, lot 532.Property from a private American collection.Thence by descent.