"Elbow, wearing an apron, and scratching his nose, stands before Froth who stands proudly laying one hand on his breast, holding a staff in the other, presenting him to the judge Escalus who sits wearily on the left, while officers stand watching, amused, on the right"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., "Shakspeare"--At head of title., and Lettered below image with "Shakspeare", title, description of setting and characters present, four lines from scene: "Elb. Oh thou caitiff ... me the poor duke's officer."
Publisher:
Published April 23, 1798, by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall & No. 90 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Title etched below image., Lower left corner: Vide Roderick Random, Vol. II, Chap. XXV., Illustration to Adventures of Roderick Random., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs, May 12, 1800, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Smollett, T. 1721-1771. (Tobias), and Fleet Prison (London, England)
Frontispiece and title page have large tears., Imperfect: wanting pages 51-58, 123-154, 199-208, 255-264., In pencil on verso of title page: 4/29/40., and In pencil on verso of title page: call number location [barely visible].