Boydell, Josiah (1752–1817). A British painter, one of the two publishers (together with his uncle, John Boydell) of the Shakespeare Gallery.
John Ogborne (1755 – 1837). An English engraver worked for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
Title: Shakespeare. Henry VI, Part 1. Act II. Sc. IV. Richard Plantagenet and Somerset, having quarreled over a case at law, withdraw into a garden, where the supporters of Plantagenet signal their commitment to him by plucking and wearing white roses, the supporters of Somerset red roses.
Signed in the plate.
Materials and Techniques: Stipple engraving, hand-colored. Printed on thick cream-colored paper.
Dimensions: Image 19 6/8" x 25'' (50 x 63 cm). Sheet 23 6/8" x 29 6/8" (60 x 76 cm).
Publication: First published by J&J Boydell, London, 1795. Reissued by Shearjashub Spooner in "The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakespeare, by the most eminent artists of Great Britain." #68. New York, 1852.
Condition: Loss of paper from l.l. corner. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 42.119.547.
Note: More about Shakespeare Gallery, John Boydell, and Sh. Spooner's edition read in our blog posts Shakespeare Gallery and John Boydell: The Enlightenment man.