Object Number 1968.0156

Object Name

Print (Stipple engraving)

Title

SHAKESPEARE./ King Richard the Third,/ ACT III SCENE I.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

James Northcote R.A. (Painter)
1746-1831

Robert Thew (Engraver)
1758-1802
Self-taught engraver; soldier and innkeeper.

John and Josiah Boydell (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

March 1 1791 (1791-1791)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; Painted by James Northcote.
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; Engraved by Rob.\t Thew./ Hist.\l Engraver to the Prince of Wales.
3. Inscription; Bottom center; Publishd, March 1:, 1791, by JOHN & JOSIAH BOYDELL, at the Shakespeare Gallery Pall Mall, & at N.\o 90, Cheapside London.

Subjects

Literary scene; Theater; Shakespeare, William; Literature; Illustrious Moderns

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Á la poupée, Stipple engraved, Line engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

22.2 (H) , 26.36 (W) , 17.4 (Image H) , 23.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

56.3 (H) , 66.95 (W) , 17.4 (Image H) , 23.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left strainer. W at bottom strainer. Plate H (at left): 19.79 in. (50.27 cm). Plate W: 25.0 in. (63.5 cm).

Publisher Summary

John and Josiah Boydell

Publication Date

03/01/1791

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

none

Coloring

Colored plates

Object Description

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