A collection of prints, from pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the dramatic works of...
A collection of prints, from pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the dramatic works of Shakspeare / by the artists of Great-Britain.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
London : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for John and Josiah Boydell, 1803.
Alternative title
Collection of prints, from pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the Dramatic works of Shakespeare
Call Numbers
XX/27 , RB/Y69/6 , RB/Y69/7 , RB/XF78
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
2 v., mostly plates : ill. ; 75 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
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...
Publication information
Publisher
London : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for John and Josiah Boydell, 1803.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1803.
Subjects
More information
Alternative Titles
Full title
A collection of prints, from pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the dramatic works of Shakspeare / by the artists of Great-Britain.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Dedication and preface by Josiah Boydell dated March 25, 1805; the plates are dated 1790-1804.
Title vignettes (of Mrs. Damer's basso relievos)
Rare Books copy at RB/XF78: half binding with marbled boards and endpapers, with bookbinder's label: G.H. Dunford. Cover title on label: Boydell's Shakespeare....
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
XX/27 , RB/Y69/6 , RB/Y69/7 , RB/XF78
Record Identifier
74VKqW8Rkvm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqW8Rkvm3
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991020309109702626
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