Boydell's Graphic illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakspeare
Subtitle: consisting of a series of prints forming an elegant and useful companion to the various editions of his works, engraved from pictures, purposeley painted by the very first artists, and lately exhibited at the Shakspeare Gallery.
Contributors: Boydell, Josiah, 1752-1817; Tomkins, Peltro William, 1759-1840; Blake, William, 1757-1827.
Series: Blake -- no. 695
Publisher: Published by Messers. Boydell & Co. ...
Published: 1804
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Illustrations.
Genres: Illustrations.
Other titles: Graphic illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakspeare
Notes: Engraved t.p. partly in script, signed: Tomkins, script.; Halliwell sculpt.

A descriptive index and alphabetical list of the plates are prefixed. More than half the plates, which are dated 1791-1803, are by R. Smirke, W. Hamilton, R. Westall, F. Wheatley, and James Northcote, with a few each by Reynolds, Opie, Stothard, Fuseli and others. Among the engravers who contributed the most work are James Parker, Anker Smith, Louis Schiavonetti and James Health.

On p. [4]: Advertisement. Portrait of the late John Boydell ...; speculated imprint date based on his death date.

The ninety-fifth plate is William Blake's variation of Opie's painting of the supposed death of Juliet.

Bentley, G.E., Blake books, 437

Gift to Victoria University Library. Bentley, G.E., Jr. 2005/10/01.

The type-set text in Victoria University Library copy is watermarked 1812 / W Balston, with a intermixture of J Whatman / 1801.