6/20/2023 0 Comments The entire works of shakespeare![]() ![]() As early as 1791, the Boydells began to issue engravings from the paintings, selling them in England and abroad. By 1791, it housed sixty-five, and by 1802, there were 162. The gallery opened in 1789 with thirty-four paintings and grew rapidly. They also planned to exhibit the paintings in a newly built Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall and intended eventually to donate the entire collection to the British nation. ![]() ![]() A copy of the 1802 edition is a recent gift from Richard and Nancy Riess to the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.įrom the beginning, the Boydells' project was more than just a publishing venture. In 1786, in cooperation with his nephew Josiah, he conceived a plan to commission celebrated British artists to produce paintings illustrating the works of William Shakespeare.įrom these paintings he created and sold engravings and, in 1802, published The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, illustrated with reproductions of the paintings. John Boydell (1719-1804) was one of London's most important print publishers and print sellers. ![]()
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