Subject | • | Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Illustrations | [X] |
| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic works of Shakespeare
| | | | Creator: | Boydell, John, 1719-1804 | | | | | Boydell, Josiah, 1752-1817 | | | | | Spooner, Shearjashub, 1809-1859 | | | | | Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845 | | | | | Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825 | | | | | Northcote, James, 1746-1831 | | | | Publication: | Restored and pub. with original descriptions of the plates, by Shearjashub Spooner, New-York,1852. | | | | Notes: | Title-vignettes. Printed from the original copper plates, restored; 100 designs (including the portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte, and the title-vignettes) Each design is accompanied by a leaf of descriptive letterpress with quotations from the text it illustrates. The original edition by John and Josiah Boydell, appeared under title: A collection of prints, from pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the Dramatic works of Shakspeare, by the artists of Great Britain ... London, 1803, 2 v. The order differs somewhat from that of the original (Lear being transferred to the first volume) Some of the plates and leaves of text are mounted on cloth. Of the artists, Smirke, Fuseli, and Northcote contributed the largest number of plates; the others including Reynolds, Opie, and Stothard, are represented by from one to five plates each, engraved by R. Thew, T. Ryder, P. Simon and others. | | | | Call #: | NC1115 B79 1852 | | | | Extent: | 2 v. fronts. (port.) 96 pl. 72 x 57 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Illustrations
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Boydell's graphic illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakspeare: consisting of a series of prints ... engraved from pictures, purposely painted by the very first artists, and lately exhibited at the Shakspeare Gallery
| | | | Creator: | Boydell, John, 1719-1804 | | | | Publication: | Boydell & Co, London,[1803?] | | | | Notes: | Plates dated 1791-1803. Engr. t.-p. | | | | Call #: | NC1115 B79 | | | | Extent: | 7 p. leaves, 100 pl. (inc. front., ports.) 44 x 33 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Illustrations
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