A collection of prints, from pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the Dramatic works of Shakespeare, by the artists of Great-Britain ...
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Description
- Title
- A collection of prints, from pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the Dramatic works of Shakespeare, by the artists of Great-Britain ...
- Creator
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Boydell, John, 1719-1804
Boydell, Josiah, 1752-1817
Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825
Northcote, James, 1746-1831
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845 - Contributor
- Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Illustrations
- Published / Created
- 1803
- Publication Place
- London,
- Publisher
- Pub. by John and Josiah Boydell, Shakespeare gallery, Pall-Mall, and no. 90 Cheapside, Printed by W. Bulmer and co., Cleveland-row, St. James's,
- Description
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Dedication and preface by Josiah Boydell dated March 25, 1805; the plates are dated 1790-1804.
Of the artists, Smirke, Fuseli, and Northcote contributed the largest number of plates; the others, including Reynolds, Opie, and Sothard, are represented by from one to five plates each; engraved by R. Thew, T. Ryder, P. Simon and others.
Pub. in 1852 with title: The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations.
Sometimes confused with"Boydell's graphic illustrations ... of Shakespeare," 1804?, a separate issue of the (samller) plates prepared for their edition of Shakespeare, 1802, which also consists of 100 plates, most of them quite different from these large plates.
Title-vignettes (of Mrs. Damer's basso relievos)
Vol. I contains frontispiece (full length portrait of George III, by Sir W. Beechey) and XLVI plates, Xl to XLVI being Smirke's Seven ages; vol. II consists of frontispiece (portrait of Queen Charlotte, also by Beechey) and L plates, the last three "not engraved from the large pictures, but may be added to vol. II." These three are: Romney's "Shakespeare nursed by Tragedy and Comedy," Westall's "Imogen in boy's clothes," and Josiah Boydell's "Desdemona asleep." Counting the title vignettes, 100 designs in all. cf. List of plates, v.2. - Extent
- 2 v. fronts. (ports.) 96 pl. 73 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- 1978 Folio 151
- Collection Note
- Copy 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- mixed material
- Genre
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Engravings
Intaglio prints
Title pages - Subject (Name)
- Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Illustrations
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 3429144
- Object ID (OID)
- 10001660
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