King Henry IV Part 1 (Act 2 Scene 2) The Road to Gadshill

Samuel Middiman 1750 - 1831

Summary

Forest scene in moonlight. A group of men have been attacked. A large figure (Falstaff?) is caught in the moonlight with left arm extended towards another figure who brandishes a sword and holds a mask up against his face. To the right a boy rescues a run away horse. This is the 4th print from Volume 2 of 'A Collection of Prints from Pictures Painted for the Purpose of Illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare by the Artists of Great Britain (1805)'. The description is 'Prince Henry, Poins, Peto, Falstaff, Gadshill, Bardolph'.