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Antique Shakespeare Engraving – Timon of Athens, Boydell Gallery, 1803
Antique Shakespeare Engraving – Timon of Athens, Boydell Gallery, 1803

Antique Shakespeare Engraving – Timon of Athens, Boydell Gallery, 1803

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Shakespeare Engraving Timon of Athens Act IV Scene I Boydell 1803 This early 19th-century

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Antique Early 19th Century British Prints

Materials

Paper

Two Gentleman of Verona - Etching by James Heath - 1803
Two Gentleman of Verona - Etching by James Heath - 1803

Two Gentleman of Verona - Etching by James Heath - 1803

Located in Roma, IT

. Commissioned as part of Boydell’s celebrated Shakespeare Gallery, the print reflects the ambition of late 18th

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Early 1800s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Collection Six Framed  Engravings Of Shakespearean Play Scenes By Boydell
Collection Six Framed  Engravings Of Shakespearean Play Scenes By Boydell

Collection Six Framed Engravings Of Shakespearean Play Scenes By Boydell

Located in Essex, MA

Six framed scenes from Shakespeare plays. Ca 1798 and published by Boydell. The Shakespeare gallery

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Antique Late 18th Century English Prints

Materials

Elm, Paper

A Fine Pair Of Antique English Chamberlains Worcester Round Dishes Circa 1810
A Fine Pair Of Antique English Chamberlains Worcester Round Dishes Circa 1810

A Fine Pair Of Antique English Chamberlains Worcester Round Dishes Circa 1810

By Chamberlains Worcester

Located in New Orleans, LA

published by John Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall. Decoration with copies of oil paintings gave

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Regency Chamberlains Worcester Plate Centerpiece National Gallery London
Antique Regency Chamberlains Worcester Plate Centerpiece National Gallery London

Antique Regency Chamberlains Worcester Plate Centerpiece National Gallery London

Located in Dublin, Ireland

published by John Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall. Decoration with copies of oil paintings gave

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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Muse
19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Muse

19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Muse

Located in London, GB

subjects for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery; and until his death, his practice alternated between

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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V Scene V
Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V Scene V

Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V Scene V

By Rob Smirke

Located in New York, NY

, John Boydell, an engraver and publisher, established the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery in London. The

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1790s Romantic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Portrait of a Gentleman
Portrait of a Gentleman

Portrait of a Gentleman

Located in London, GB

Family. He also painted five Shakespearean works for the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery and six for the

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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boy With The Red Cap
Boy With The Red Cap

John OpieBoy With The Red Cap, Circa 1795

Unavailable

H 22 in W 17.5 in D 22 in

Boy With The Red Cap

Located in Heathfield, GB

subjects for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery; and until his death, his practice alternated between

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Late 18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jane Shore
Jane Shore

Francesco BartolozziJane Shore, 1807

Sold

H 15.5 in W 13.25 in

Jane Shore

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

plates to Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery. He also drew sketches of his own in red chalk. Soon after

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Early 1800s Baroque Portrait Prints

Materials

Copper

Miss Emma Lane, Attributed to J. Reynolds
Miss Emma Lane, Attributed to J. Reynolds

Miss Emma Lane, Attributed to J. Reynolds

By Joshua Reynolds

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

, including those commissioned for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery and the Infant Hercules (1788

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1770s Rococo Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Pair of Oil Paintings of Gun Dogs by Robert Cleminson
19th Century Pair of Oil Paintings of Gun Dogs by Robert Cleminson

19th Century Pair of Oil Paintings of Gun Dogs by Robert Cleminson

By Robert Cleminson

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London. He exhibited further works at the Society of British

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Antique 1860s British Victorian Paintings

Shakespeare, Tempest Act I Scene I
Shakespeare, Tempest Act I Scene I

Shakespeare, Tempest Act I Scene I

By George Romney

Located in New York, NY

, together with his uncle, John Boydell, an engraver and publisher, established the Boydell Shakespeare

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1790s Romantic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

The Infant Shakspeare
The Infant Shakspeare

The Infant Shakspeare

By George Romney

Located in New York, NY

Boydell's monumental Shakespeare series. The heading, 'Shakspeare', is filled in with stippling. Printed on

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18th Century and Earlier Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

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