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Book/Printed Material A Catalogue of the pictures, &c., in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall

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Title

  • A Catalogue of the pictures, &c., in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall

Names

  • Boydell, John, 1720-1804
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed by H. Baldwin and sold at the place of exhibition, M DCC CX [i.e. 1790]

Contents

  • The Shakspeare pictures from no. i to lvi, with the quotations illustrative of them -- Shakspeare basso-relievos / by Mrs. Damer -- The miscellaneous pictures marked A.B.C. &c. placed in the middle compartment of the gallery -- The drawings from the Houghton Collection of pictures, now in possession of the Empress of Russia, in the first room fronting the gallery -- Pictures and drawings in the passage leading to the great room -- The large collection of drawings, with pictures and portraits of artists, placed in the great room.

Headings

  • -  Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Exhibitions

Notes

  • -  Preface signed by John Boydell, May 1, 1789. Advertisement (p. [xv]-xviii) signed by John Boydell, Josiah Boydell, and George Nicol, Mar. 15, 1790.
  • -  Signatures: pil pi2 A⁴ a⁴ B-T⁴. pi2, apparently functioning as p. [iii]-[iv] but paged [1]-2, is a proscpectus, dated Mar. 15, 1790, for an edition of Shakespeare's plays.
  • -  Book-plate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1943-1975.
  • -  On wove paper. Conjugacy of opening leaves not evident in LC copy. Folger Sh. Lib. has the prospectus leaf loose with stitched copy.
  • -  LAC ael 2019-11-26 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • xviii, 143 p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR2767 1790

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 82125010

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Boydell, John, William Shakespeare, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. A Catalogue of the pictures, &c., in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall. [London: Printed by H. Baldwin and sold at the place of exhibition, M DCC CX i.e, 1790] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82125010/.

APA citation style:

Boydell, J., Shakespeare, W. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. (1790) A Catalogue of the pictures, &c., in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall. [London: Printed by H. Baldwin and sold at the place of exhibition, M DCC CX i.e] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82125010/.

MLA citation style:

Boydell, John, William Shakespeare, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. A Catalogue of the pictures, &c., in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall. [London: Printed by H. Baldwin and sold at the place of exhibition, M DCC CX i.e, 1790] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/82125010/>.