Miranda-The Tempest, John William Waterhouse

Puzzle size 68.6 x 50.8cm Miranda - The Tempest 1916 John William Waterhouse 1849-1917 The image reproduced in this complex and colourful puzzle illustrates the first act of The Tempest, wherein Prospero's lonely, lovely daughter witnesses a shipwreck. The arrival of the survivors on the wizard's island will set in motion one of Shakespeare's best-loved plays. Beyond its creator's remarkable skill as a craftsman, most memorable about the art of John William Waterhouse is its drama. He was a highly individual painter: drawing on literature, historical tales, classical myths, and Arthurian legends, he added sensuality, personality, and startling emotional weight to the archetypal forms of his sources.