VC 11
4 boxes
About the Collection
Facsimilies of engravings done by various artists of scenes taken from Shakespeare’s Plays. Thirty-three plays are represented. The prints are mounted on mat board with text pasted at the bottom of each describing what characters and circumstances in each scene are being portrayed. The year after the engraver’s name is the date the original engraving was made.
Folder Listing
BOX 1
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
V:iii King, Countess, Lafeu, Bertrand, Diana, Widow, Lords,
Attendants,& Guards
Engraver: G.S & F.G. Facius, 1794.
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
III:ix The Royal Palace in Alexandria
Engraver: G.S & F.G Facius, 1795.
AS YOU LIKE IT
I:ii Before the Duke's Palace, Orlando, Rosalind,
& Celia
Engraver: William Leney, 1800.
II:i Scene in the Forest of Arden,
Jaques Moralizing on the Wounded Stag
Engraver: Samuel Middiman, 1791.
II:vii The Seven Ages, First Age
Engraver: P.W.Tomkins, 180l.
II:vii The Seven Ages, Second Age
Engraver: J.P. Simon, 1801.
II:vii The Seven Ages, Third Age
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1801.
II:vii The Seven Ages, Fourth Age
Engraver: John Ogborn, 1801.
II:vii The Seven Ages, Fifth Age
Engraver: J.P. Simon, 1801.
II:vii The Seven Ages, Sixth Age
Engraver: William Leney, 1801.
II:vii The Seven Ages, Seventh Age
Engraver: J.P. Simon, 1801.
IV:iii Forest of Arden, Orlando Rescuing his Brother Oliver
Engraver: W.C. Wilson, 1798.
V:iv Forest of Arden, Rosalind Discovering Herself to
Orlando
Engraver: Peter Simon, 1791.
COMEDY OF ERRORS
V:i Duke, Aegeon, Lady Abbess, etc.
Engraver: C.G. Playter, 1800.
CORIOLANUS
V:iii Coriolanus, Aufidius, Virgilia, Volumnia, Young Marcius,
Valeria, and Attendants
Engraver: J. Caldwell, 1803.
CYMBELINE
I:ii Imogen, Posthumus, Cymberline Queen, etc.
Engraver: Thomas Burke, 1795.
III:iv A Forest Near Milford-Haven
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1801.
III:vi A Forest - Cave of Belarius
Engraver: T. Gaugain, 1803.
HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK
I:iv A Platform Before the Castle of Elsinore
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1796.
IV:v The Royal Palace at Elsinore
Engraver: Francis Legat, 1802.
JULIUS CAESAR, IV:iii
Brutus' Tent in the Camp Near Sordis
Engraver: Edward Scriven, 1802.
BOX 2
KING HENRY IV
II:ii The Road by Gadshill
Engraver: Samuel Middiman, 1797.
II:iv London. A room in the Boar's Head Tavern, Eastcheap
Engraver: William Leney, 1795.
II:iv Prince Henry, Falstaff, Poins, Peto, Bardolph, & Hostess
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1796.
Bangor. A Room in the Archdeacon's House
Engraver: J.P. Simon, 1795.
III:ii Court Before Justice: Shallow's House in Gloucestershire
Engraver: Thomas Ryder, 1798.
IV:iv The Palace at Westminster: King Henry, asleep, Prince of
Wales
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1795.
IV:iv The Palace at Westminster: King Henry & The Prince of
Wales
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1798.
V:iv Battle Field near Shrewsbury: Prince Henry, Hotspur, & Falstaff
Engraver: Thomas Ryder, 1796.
KING HENRY V
II:ii Southampton
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1798.
KING HENRY VI
I:iii A Field of Battle Betwixt Sandal Castle & Wakefield
Engraver: G.C.Clayter, 1796; finished by Thomas Ryder.
I:iv Duchess of Gloster, Hume, Margery Jourdain, Southwell,
& Bolingbroke
Engraver: C.G. Playter, 1796; finished by Robert Thew.
II:iii The Countess of Auvergne's Castle
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1796.
II:iv The Temple Garden
Engraver: John Ogborne, 1795.
II:v A Room in the Tower
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1793.
II:v A Battlefield Between Towton and Saxton, in Yorkshire
Engraver: John Ogborne, 1794.
III:iii London. Cardinal Beaufort's Bed-Chamber
Engraver: Caroline Watson, 1792.
IV:v King Edward & Huntsman, Gloster, Hastings, & others
in the Distance
Engravers: J.B. Mitchell & William Leney, 1797.
V:vii The Royal Palace in London
Engraver: J.B. Mitchell, 1795.
KING HENRY VIII
I:iv Cardinal Wolsey, King Henry, Anne Bullen, Lords and Ladies
Engraver: Isaac Taylor, 1798.
III:i A Room in the Queen's Apartment
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1796.
IV:ii The Abbey of Leicester
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1798.
V:iv The Christening of the Princess Elizabeth
Engraver: J. Colyer, 1803?
BOX 3
KING JOHN
IV:i Arthur, Hubert, & Attendants
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1798.
KING LEAR
I:i Lear, Duke of Cornwall and Albany, etc.
Engraver: Rd. Earlom, 1792
III:iv Part of a Heath with a Hovel
Engraver: Wm. Sharpe, 1793.
V:iii Camp Near Dover
Engraver: F. Legat, 1792.
KING RICHARD II
IV:i King Richard Surrendering His Crown
Engraver: B. Smith, 1801.
V:ii Entrance of King Richard & Bolingbroke into London
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1801.
KING RICHARD III
III:i Prince of Wales, Duke of York, His Brother, etc.
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1791.
IV:iii The Burial of the Princes
Engraver: Francis Legat, 1790.
IV:iii The Murder of the Princes in the Tower
Engraver: Wm. Skelton, 1795.
LOVE'S LABOUR LOST
IV:i A Pavilion in the Park, Near the Palace
Engraver: Thomas Ryder, 1793.
MACBETH
I:iii MacBeth, Banquo, & Witches
Engraver: James Parker, 1800.
I:v Macbeth's Castle: Lady Macbeth
Engraver: James Caldwell, 1793.
IV:i Macbeth, Consulting the Witches
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1802.
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
II:i Angelo, Escalus, Elbon, Clown, Froth, Officers, etc.
Engravers: Thos. Ryder & C. G. Playter, 1798.
V:i Duke in a Friar's Habit, Angelo, Escalus, Isabella,
Mariana, Lucio, Provost, Peter, & Varrus
Engraver: J.P. Simon, 1796.
MERCHANT OF VENICE
II:v Shylock, Jessica,& Launcelot
Engraver: J.P. Simon, 1795.
V:i A Grove & Lawn Before Portia's House
Engraver: J. Browne, 1795.
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
I:i Slendor's Courtship, Anne Page, Slender & Simple
Engraver: J.P. Simon, 1793.
II:i Mrs. Page & Mrs. Ford
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1793.
III:iii Sir John Falstaff, Mrs. Page,& Mrs. Ford
Engraver: J. P. Simon, 1793.
IV:ii A Room in Ford's House
Engraver: Thomas Ryder, 1801.
V:v Windsor Park
Engraver: J. Taylor, 1795.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
IV:i Oberon, Titania, Bottom, & Fairies
Engravers: Thomas Ryder & Thomas Ryder, Jr., 1796.
IV:i Titania, Bottom, & Fairies
Engraver: J. P. Simon, 1803.
BOX 4
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
III:i Hero, Ursula, and Beatrice
Engraver: Peter Simon, 1790.
IV:i Don Pedro, Don John, Leonato,Frair, Claudio, Benedick,
Hero, Beatrice, etc
Engraver: Peter Simon, 1790.
IV:ii Dogberry, Verges, & Sexton, in Gowns: and the Watch
with Borachio and Conrade
Engraver: John Ogborne, 1791.
OTHELLO
II:i A Platform
A Bedchamber. Othello & Desdemona in Bed, Asleep
A Bedchamber
ROMEO AND JULIET
I:v A Hall in Capulet's Palace
Engravers: G.S. & F. G. Facius, 1792.
IV:v A Chamber in Capulet's Palace
Engravers: G.S. & F. G. Facius, 1791.
V:iii A Monument Belonging to the Capulets
Engraver: C. P. Simon, 1792.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Scene 2, Introduction,
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1794.
III:ii Petruchio, Katharina, Bianca, Baptista, Hortensio,
Grumio, and Train
Engraver: J. P. Simon, 1795.
THE TEMPEST
I:i The Enchanted Island. The King's Ship
Engraver: Benjamin Smith. 1797.
I:ii The Enchanted Island. Before Prospero's Cell
Engraver: C. P. Simon, 1797.
IV:i The Enchanted Island: Prospero, Ferdinand, & Miranda
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1800.
V:i The Enchanted Island: Prospero's Cell
Engraver: Caroline Watson, 1795.
TIMON OF ATHENS
IV:iii A Wood, Before Timon's Cave: Timon, Alcibiades, Phrynia,
and Timandra
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1799.
TITUS ANDRONICUS
IV:i Rome - Titus' House
Engraver: Thomas Kirk, 1793.
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
II:ii Cassandra Raving
Engraver: Francis Legat, 1795.
V:ii The Grecian Camp. Calchas' Tent
Engraver: L. Schiavonetti, 1795.
TWELFTH NIGHT; OR WHAT YOU WILL
III:iv Oliver's House
Engraver: Thomas Ryder, 1797.
V:i A Street Before Oliver's House
Engraver: F. Barotolozzi, 1797.
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
V:iii Valentine, Proteus, Silvia, and Julia
Engraver: L. Schiavonetti, 1792.
THE WINTER'S TALE
II:iii King, Antigonius, Infant,Lords, and Attendants
Engraver: J. P. Simon, 1793.
III:iii Antigonius
Engraver: S. Middiman, 1794.
IV:iii Florizel, Perdita, Shepherd, Clown, etc.
Engraver: Jas. Fittler, 1792.
V:iii Paulina's House
Engraver: Robert Thew, 1793.
MISCELLANEOUS
THE ALTO RELIEVO
In the Front of the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall-Mall
Engraver: Benjamin Smith, 1796.
THE INFANT SHAKSPEARE
Nursed by Tragedy and Comedy
Engraver: Benjamin Smith, 1803.
KING GEORGE III
Engraver: Benjamin Smith, 1804.
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, CONSORT OF GEORGE III
Engraver: Thomas Ryder, 1804.
October 12th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Excellent list of SHAKSPEARE works thanks