Shakespeare Gallery folio, "Measure for Measure; Act II, Scene I"; as engraved by T. Ryder and C.G. Playter after the painting by R. Smirke by J. & J. Boydell Publishers
Shakespeare Gallery folio, "Measure for Measure; Act II, Scene I"; as engraved by T. Ryder and C.G. Playter after the painting by R. Smirke
J. & J. Boydell Publishers
Title
Shakespeare Gallery folio, "Measure for Measure; Act II, Scene I"; as engraved by T. Ryder and C.G. Playter after the painting by R. Smirke
Artist
Year
1798
Technique
engraving
Image Size
20 x 25" platemark
Signature
engraved, lower right
Edition Size
not stated; this image most likely from first edition
Annotations
engraved: title, engraver and painter names; date of publication, pblshr's name and address, excerpt from play.
Reference
Paper
heavy antique-white wove
State
published
Publisher
John Boydell: J. & J., Publishers
Inventory ID
16598
Price
SOLD
Description
THE BOYDELL SHAKESPEARE FOLIO included 167 engravings, dating from 1791 to 1803, that were adapted from paintings shown at the Shakespeare Gallery in London in the late eighteenth century. John Boydell (1719 - 1804) was a noted engraver, publisher, print-seller, and even Lord Mayor of London, who established the Shakespeare Gallery and sold to subscribers engravings of the paintings shown there. His nephew, Josiah Boydell, published the collected engravings after John Boydell's death.