William Shield (Omai interest)

William Shield (1748 - 1829) was an English composer, violinist and violist. He composed the music for 'A short account of the new pantomime called Omai, or, A trip round the world : performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden : with the recitatives, airs, duetts, trios, and chorusses, and a description of the procession / the pantomime and the whole of the scenery designed and invented by Mr. Loutherbourg ; the words written by Mr. O'Keeffe ; and the musick composed by Mr. Shields' [i.e. Shield], which was published in 1785. Dance was an architect, draughtsman and founder member of the Royal Academy. This portrait comes from a series of chalk portraits that he did of his friends, 72 of which were engraved and published (1808-1814) by Daniell who was an engraver as well as a reknown landscape painter. Accompanied by original descriptive text.