Where Is Prospero and Miranda from "The Tempest" of

Q: Where is this painting?

This work is in a private collection. Hogarth's theatrical and literary subjects are less known than his satirical series at the Tate.

Q: Who was William Hogarth?

William Hogarth was an 18th-century English painter famous for satirical narrative series criticizing Georgian society.

Q: What is The Tempest about?

Shakespeare's The Tempest tells of Prospero, a magician duke exiled on an island with his daughter Miranda, who conjures a storm for revenge.

This painting by William Hogarth scene from Shakespeare's The Tempest showing Prospero with his daughter Miranda. The theatrical composition captures a dramatic moment from the play, reflecting Hogarth's early career painting literary and theatrical subjects before his famous satirical series.

Hogarth's theatrical training shows in the staged quality of the scene, with figures posed like actors. His narrative skill would later serve his moral series brilliantly. This painting remains in a private collection.