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- Creator:
- Thew, Robert, 1758-1802, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 December 1798]
- Call Number:
- Drawer 724 803B no. 49
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "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
- Subject (Name):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > King John. Act IV. Scene I A prison. Arthur. Hubert & attendants / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sharp, William, 1749-1824, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [25 March 1793]
- Call Number:
- Drawer 724 803B no. 53
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "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
- Subject (Topic):
- Characters and Kings and rulers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > King Lear. Act III. Scene IV [graphic]
- Creator:
- Skelton, William, 1763-1848, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 January 1795]
- Call Number:
- Drawer 724 803B no. 57
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "In the tower of London, Dighton and Forrest carry the murdered princes down stairs in their bedclothes, another man reaching up to receive them at left at the foot, only his hands seen"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Lettered above title "Shakspeare." in open letters., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted to 59.7 x 39.8 cm., and Embossed with ownership stamp "W".
- Publisher:
- Published Jany. 1st, 1795, by John & Josiah Boydell, at the Shakspeare-Gallery, Pall-Mall & at No. 90 Cheapside, London
- Subject (Name):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > King Richard the Third. Act IV. Scene III Tower of London / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Legat, Francis, 1755-1809, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 June 1790]
- Call Number:
- Drawer 724 803B no. 58
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "In the tower of London, Dighton and Forrest stand beside the bed of the two princes who are asleep, arms around each other, a book open at their side over a rosary. Dighton and Forrest hold a pillow, ready to smother the princes."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 39.5 x 60 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published June 4th, 1790, by John & Josiah Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall & at No. 90 Cheapside
- Subject (Name):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > King Richard the Third. Act IV. Scene III [graphic]
- Creator:
- Parker, James, 1750-1805, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 June 1800]
- Call Number:
- Drawer 724 803B no. 60
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Sarah Siddons as Lady Macbeth standing in a flagged hall in front of an archway, a view of mountains beyond, looking up resolutely to left, stepping forward and extending her right arm with clenched fist, her other hand at her breast, holding a paper"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., "Shakspeare"--At head of title., Lettered below the image with the title, reference, quotation over eight lines: "Lady M. - Come to my woman's breasts ... To cry, Hold, hold!', and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pub. June 4, 1800 by J. & J. Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall & No. 90, Cheapside, London
- Subject (Name):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Gruoch, Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland, and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
- Subject (Topic):
- Characters, Lady Macbeth, In literature, Performances, and Actors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Macbeth. Act I. Scene V Macbeth's castle. Lady Macbeth / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ryder, Thomas, 1746-1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [23 April 1798]
- Call Number:
- Drawer 724 803B no. 62
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "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
- Subject (Topic):
- Characters
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Measure for measure. Act II. Scene I Angelo's house. Escalus, a justice, Elbow, Froth, Clown, officers, &c. / [graphic]
- Creator:
- 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
- Subject (Topic):
- Characters
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Merry wives of Windsor. Act I. Scene I [graphic]
- Creator:
- Simon, John Peter, -approximately 1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 June 1793]
- Call Number:
- Drawer 724 803B no. 93
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "King Leontes, furious with the delusion that Mamilius is not his son but a bastard, pointing at the child with his left hand, orders Antigonus, who has defended Hermione's honour and saved the child from being thrown into the fire, to prove his loyalty to his King by kissing his sword and abandoning the child in the wilderness."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., 'Shakspeare' etched above title., Also lettered with seven lines of dialogue on either side of title: "Leo. It shall be possible, Swear by this sword ... Whom for this time, we pardon.", and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd June 4, 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
- Subject (Topic):
- Characters
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Winter's tale. Act II. Scene III [graphic]
- Creator:
- 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
- Subject (Topic):
- Characters
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [As you like it. Act V. Scene IV] [graphic]