"Prince Arthur kneeling to right, the paper with King John's order on the ground in front of him, clinging to Hubert's leg when faced with the executioners, who kneel to left with a brazier and a hot iron to blind the boy, while Hubert stands with one hand on a table set with an hourglass, book and crucifix, the other at his head, torn between his duty and his affection for the prince"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Decr. 1 1798 by J. & J. Boydell, No. 90 Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall
"King Lear at the centre, his arm raised and looking up towards the dark sky, as Kent, behind him, attempts to coerce him out of the storm; Edgar, dressed as Tom O'Bedlam, sits huddled by a scant wooden shelter on the lower right, the Fool on the left crouching and looking warily towards Edgar, behind him stands Gloucester, holding a raised torch and reaching out his hand to Lear."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from published state., Lettered below image with title, two lines of verse from 'King Lear', Act III, Scene IV: "Off, off, you lendings. Come, unbutton here. (Tearing off his clothes.)]", Numbered '50' in lower left., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 52 x 65 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 25, 1793 by John & Josiah Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90 Cheapside, London
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Simon, John Peter, -approximately 1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[24 December 1793]
Call Number:
Drawer 724 803B no. 65
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Anne Page standing on the steps of her father's house, one hand on her hip, gesturing with the other as she asks Slender and Shallow if they will step in, with Slender bowing his head coyly and Shallow watching them with his hat in his hands, view of a house among trees in the background to left"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image. and "Shakspeare" in open letters below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Decr. 24, 1793 by John & Josiah Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Simon, John Peter, -approximately 1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 January 1790]
Call Number:
Drawer 724 803B no. 20
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Duke Senior watches on the right as Hymen, bearing a flaming torch, brings Rosalind forward to take the astonished Orlando by the hand, in front of a large gnarled tree in the forest, while the other couples, including Audrey and Touchstone on the right, look on; late open-letter state with center foreground incomplete."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from published state., "Shakspeare" etched below image., and Sheet trimmed on all sides.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 1, 1790 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall & No. 90, Cheapside, London
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
"The two Antipholuses and the two Dromios come face to face on the steps of the priory, the Abbess Amelia rushes out to protest that Aegeon, kneeling bound at the foot of the steps, has been unjustly accused, and Duke Solinus, standing to left, gestures with incredulity at the two pairs of twins; after Rigaud; etched state"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from published state.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 1, 1794 by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside, & Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
"King Lear at the centre, his arm raised and looking up towards the dark sky, as Kent, behind him, attempts to coerce him out of the storm; Edgar, dressed as Tom O'Bedlam, sits huddled by a scant wooden shelter on the lower right, the Fool on the left crouching and looking warily towards Edgar, behind him stands Gloucester, holding a raised torch and reaching out his hand to Lear."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title published state., 'Shakspeare' in open letters following imprint., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on three sides.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 4, 1792 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90 Cheapside