Fs.1.02 - Fs.1.10
[Works. Steevens. 1802]
The dramatic works of Shakspeare revised by George Steevens.
London: : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakspeare Printing-Office, for John and Josiah Boydell, George and W. Nicol: from the types of W. Martin., MDCCCII. [1802]
9 v. : front., 96 pl. ; 42 cm. (fol.)
Plates, dated 1791-1803, are mainly by R. Smirke, W. Hamilton, R. Westall, F. Wheatley, James Northcote, with a few each by Reynolds, Opie, Stothard, and others. Among the engravers who executed the greatest number of plates are James Parker, Anker Smith, and James Heath.
"Boydell's Graphic illustrations &c." must not be confused with their "Collection of prints, from pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the dramatic works of Shakspeare," London, 1803, two large folios containing larger plates (100, including the portraits of the King and Queen prefixed, and the two title-vignettes) most of which are entirely different from these smaller plates.
No table of contents or list of plates is given, but the plates correspond with the list given in "Boydell's Graphic illustrations of the dramatic works, of Shakspeare", a separate issue of the plates, except that the latter lacks a variation of the first plate in Richard III (Gloster and the princes) while it has in addition (as frontispiece) "Shakspeare nursed by Tragedy and Comedy," a portrait of John Boydell, a variation of Juliet's supposed death, and a second plate in Titus Andronicus (Lavinia pursuing her young nephew, by T. Kirk).
Dedication (dated 1803) signed: John Boydell, Josiah Boydell, George Nicol; "Advertisement" signed: G. N.
Originally issued in 18 parts, 1791-1802.
Contents: v. 1. Prefaces of Pope and Johnson. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor. Measure for measure.--v. 2. Comedy of errors. Much ado about nothing. Love's labour's lost. Midsummer-night's dream.--v. 3. Merchant of Venice. As you like it. Taming of the shrew. All's well that ends well.--v. 4. Twelfth night. Winter's tale. Macbeth. King John.--v. 5. Richard II. Henry IV, pt. 1-2. Henry V.--v. 6. Henry VI, pt. 1-3. Richard III.--v. 7. Henry VIII. Coriolanus. Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra.--v. 8. Timon of Athens. Titus Andronicus. Troilus and Cressida. Cymbeline.--v. 9. King Lear. Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Othello.
19th-century engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
19th-century diced russia calf; border of gold-tooled roll and double fillet; all vols rebacked in late 20th-century calf; gilt fore-edges.
Previously: Gl.2.01-Gl.2.09.
Plates protected by tissue paper guards.
Woodforde, S. painter, illustrator.
Wilson, W. C. engraver, engraver.
Wheatley, Francis, 1747 - 1801 illustrator.
Westall, Robert painter, illustrator.
Westall, Richard, 1765 - 1836 illustrator.
Warren, Charles Turner, 1767 - 1823 engraver.
Tresham, Henry, 1749? - 1814 illustrator.
Taylor, Isaac, 1730 - 1807 engraver.
Stow, James engraver.
Stothard, Thomas, 1755 - 1834 illustrator.
Steevens, George, 1736 - 1800 editor.
Smith, Anker, 1759 - 1819 engraver.
Smirke, Robert, 1752 - 1845 illustrator.
Skelton, William, 1763 - 1848 engraver.
Sharp, William, 1749 - 1824 engraver.
Schiavonetti, Luigi, 1765 - 1810 engraver.
Saunders, Joseph, 1773 - 1875 engraver.
Rigaud, J. F. (John Francis), 1742 - 1810 (John Francis), illustrator.
Rhodes, Richard, 1765 - 1838 engraver.
Reynolds, Joshua, 1728 - 1792 Sir, illustrator.
Reading, Burnet, fl. 1776 - 1822 engraver.
Peters, William, ? - active 1786 engraver.
Parker, James, 1750 - 1805 engraver.
Osborne, James engraver, engraver.
Opie, John, 1761 - 1807 illustrator.
Northcote, James, 1746 - 1831 illustrator.
Noble, Samuel, 1779 - 1853 engraver.
Noble, George, engraver, engraver.
Nicol, William, 1777 - 1857 bookseller.
Nicol, G. (George), 1740? - 1828 (George), bookseller.
Neagle, James, 1760? - 1822 engraver.
Martin, (William), approximately 1744 - 1820 (William), Mr. printer.
Leney, William Satchwell, 1769 - 1831 engraver.
Legat, Francis, 1755 - 1809 engraver.
Kirk, Thomas, 1765? - 1797 illustrator.
Ibbetson, Julius, 1759 - 1817 illustrator.
Howard, Henry, 1769 - 1847 illustrator.
Holloway, Thomas, 1748 - 1827 engraver.
Hodges, William, 1744 - 1797 illustrator.
Heath, James, 1757 - 1834 engraver.
Haughton, Moses, 1734 - 1804 engraver.
Hamilton, William, 1751 - 1801 illustrator.
Gray, Andrew, engraver, engraver.
Fuseli, Henry, 1741 - 1825 illustrator.
Fittler, James, 1758 - 1835 engraver.
Collyer, Joseph, ? - d. 1776 engraver.
Caldwall, James, 1739 - 1819 engraver.
Bulmer, William, 1757 - 1830 printer.
Boydell, Josiah, 1752 - 1817 publisher.
Boydell, John, 1719 - 1804 publisher.
Bartolozzi, Francesco (), 1727 - 1815 engraver.
Angus, William, 1752 - 1821 engraver.
W. Bulmer and Co. printer.
England London.
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