The picturesque beauties of Shakespeare, being a selection of scenes, from the works of that great author. Engraved under the direction of Charles Taylor. Part the first containing As you like it. ... Twelfth night.
Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.
London : publish'd at C. Taylor's; and at Mr. Taylor's,
[1783-87]
Each is individually dated, and accompanied by a leaf bearing a letterpress extract from the play, four numbered plates to each play, all dated between 1783 and 1787.
Originally issued in ten numbers, a collection of plates engraved by Charles and Isaac Taylor and William Sharp from drawings by Thomas Stothard and Robert Smirke to illustrate 10 plays of Shakespeare.
The titlepage is engraved.
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