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Book/Printed Material A catalogue of the pictures in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall

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Title

  • A catalogue of the pictures 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 : Sold at the place of the exhibition, 1789.

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Contains extracts from Shakespeare's plays, corresponding with 34 pictures exhibiting in the Gallery at the time of publicaton. "So much of each scene printed, as would tend to elucidate the subject of the picture, with the point of time chosen by the painter marked in Italicks"--P. [iii]
  • -  Preface signed: John Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery, May 1, 1789.
  • -  Signatures: pi² A⁴ a² B-N⁴.
  • -  Book-plate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1943-1975.
  • -  LC copy includes a prospectus, dated May 1, 1789, for an edition of Shakespeare's plays (2 p., inserted after p. [iv])
  • -  LAC ael 2019-11-26 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • xvi, 95, [1] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR2767 .B69 1789

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 82466615

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 in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall. London: Sold at the place of the exhibition, 1789. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82466615/.

APA citation style:

Boydell, J., Shakespeare, W. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. (1789) A catalogue of the pictures in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall. London: Sold at the place of the exhibition. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82466615/.

MLA citation style:

Boydell, John, William Shakespeare, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. A catalogue of the pictures in the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall. London: Sold at the place of the exhibition, 1789. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/82466615/>.