A Collection of Engravings Showing Scenes From Plays by Shakespeare. King Richard II, Love's Labour Lost x 2, Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, As You Like It x 2, Richard III, Much Ado About Nothing x 3, Alls Well That Ends Well, King Henry IV x 2, King Henry VI x 3, The Tempest, The Taming of The Shrew.The Mery Wives of Windsor and King Richard VI.. This item is unavailable.A Collection of Engravings Showing Scenes From Plays by Shakespeare. King Richard II, Love's Labour Lost x 2, Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, As You Like It x 2, Richard III, Much Ado About Nothing x 3, Alls Well That Ends Well, King Henry IV x 2, King Henry VI x 3, The Tempest, The Taming of The Shrew.The Mery Wives of Windsor and King Richard VI.

A selection of prints from an important series of illustrations featuring scenes from Shakespeare's plays. Published by J. & J. Boydell at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall and at No. 90 Cheapside. Dating from1793 to1801. Size of entire sheet: 42 x 32 cms or 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Included in the collection: No 1. King Richard II. Act 5. Scene 2. After William Hamilton. Engraved by James Stom. No 2. Love's Labours Lost. Act 4. Scene 2. After F. Weatley. Engraved by J. Neagle. No 3. Titus Andronicus. Act 4. Scene 1. After Thomas Kirk. Engraved by B. Reading. No 4. Richard III. Act 3. Scene 1. After J. Northcote. Engraved by B. Reading. No 5. Much Ado About Nothing. Act 3. Scene 3. After Francis Wheatley. Engraved by George Noble. No 6. First Part of King Henry IV. Act 5. Scene 4. After R. Smirke. Engraved by F Neagle. No 7. First Part of King Henry IV. Act 2. Scene 1. After R. Smirke. Engraved by J. Fittler. No 8. Third Part of King Henry VI. Act 3. Scene 2. After W. Hamilton. Engraved by T. Holloway. No 9. Second Part of King Henry VI. Act 2. Scene 2. After Will Hamilton. Engraved by Anker Smith. No 10. The Tempest. Act 1. Scene 2. After W. Hamilton. Engraved by James. Parker. No. 11. The Taming of The Shrew. Act 4. Scene 5. After I. Ibbetson. Engraved by I. Taylor. No. 12. The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act 2. Scene 1. After William Peters. Engraved by I. Saunders. No. 13. The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act 1. Scene 1. After R. Smirke. Engraved by M. Haughton. No. 14. Much Ado About Nothing. Act 4. Scene 1. After William Hamilton. Engraved by Milton & Testolini. No. 15. King Henry VI. Act 2. Scene 5. After James Northcote. Engraved by Andrew Gray. No. 16. Much Ado About Nothing. Act 4. Scene 2. After Robert Smirke. Engraved by James Heath. No. 17. King Henry VI. Second Part. Act 3. Scene 3. After Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by Andrew Gray. No 18. As You Like It. Act 4. Scene 3. After R. Smirke. Engraved by W. C. Wilson. No. 19. As You Like It. Act 2. Scene 1. After W. Hodges. Engraved by S. Middiman. No. 20. Macbeth. Act 3. Scene 4. After R. Westall. Engraved by James Parker. No. 21. All's Well That Ends Well. Act 2. Scene 2. After F. Wheatley. Engraved by L. Shiavonelti. No. 22. Love's Labour's Lost. Act 5. Scene 2. After F. Wheatley. Engraved by W. Skelton. The prints are based on paintings by important British artists. They were commissioned by John Bodell (1719-1804) for his Shakespeare Gallery. The first set of prints was issued in 1791, the last in 1803. Condition: Very Good. All are tanned at the edges. All are foxed to some degree. The most heavy foxing is on The Merry Wives of Windsor that is included in the photographs. Richard III and Macbeth are creased.This affects the engraved part of the sheets. King Henry VI and Titus Andronicus have creases to a corner. A repair has been made to secure a corner from the reverse side of As You Like It. The Tempest is marked at the edges with black streaks that do not affect the image but discolour the surround. TheTaming of The Shrew has creasing to two corners; a repair has been made to another and to a closed tear from the reverse side. There is loss to another corner. This has been repaired but the paper used is a poor match. A neat repair has been made to a short tears at the edge of the same sheet.…