James Northcote RA (1746-1831). A British painter contributed to John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
Robert Thew (1758-1802). An English engraver. He did 22 plates for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
Title: Shakespeare. King Henry 6th, part 1. Act II. Sc. V. Room in the Tower. Richard
Plantagenet, Mortimer & jailor.
Signed in the plate.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving, hand-colored. Printed on thick cream-colored paper.
Dimensions: Image 29 5/8" x 18'' (76 x 46 cm). Sheet 32 6/8"" x 23 6/8" (83 x 61).
Publication: First published by J&J Boydell, London, 1792. 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." #69. New York, 1852.
Condition: Tears to margins and a water stain to the right. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Note: The original painting is kept in Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College. More about Shakespeare Gallery, John Boydell, and Sh. Spooner's edition read in our blog posts Shakespeare Gallery and John Boydell: The Enlightenment man.