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The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic works of Shakespeare

Title: The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic works of Shakespeare, by the most eminent artists of Great Britain ...
Author: Boydell, John, 1720-1804.
Publication: New-York: Restored and pub. with original descriptions of the plates, by Shearjashub Spooner, 1852.

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Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	v. 2	Text	Oversize	*NDC+++ (Boydell, J. American edition) v. 2	Offsite
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Description

2 v. fronts. (port.) 96 pl.; 72 x 57 cm.

Subject

Note

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 Number

*NDC+++ (Boydell, J. American edition)

LCCN

20001253

OCLC

2298173

Author

Boydell, John, 1720-1804.

Title

The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic works of Shakespeare, by the most eminent artists of Great Britain ...

Imprint

New-York: Restored and pub. with original descriptions of the plates, by Shearjashub Spooner, 1852.

Local Note

Bryant Collection.

Added Author

Boydell, Josiah, 1752-1817.

Spooner, Shearjashub, 1809-1859.

Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845. Illustrator

Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825. Illustrator

Northcote, James, 1746-1831. Illustrator

Research Call Number

*NDC+++ (Boydell, J. American edition)