Matthew William Peters, after. Shakespeare. King Henry Eight. Act III. Sc. I. Engraved by Robert Thew. 1796.
Matthew William Peters, after. Shakespeare. King Henry Eight. Act III. Sc. I. Engraved by Robert Thew. 1796.
Matthew William Peters, after. Shakespeare. King Henry Eight. Act III. Sc. I. Engraved by Robert Thew. 1796.
Matthew William Peters, after. Shakespeare. King Henry Eight. Act III. Sc. I. Engraved by Robert Thew. 1796.
Matthew William Peters, after. Shakespeare. King Henry Eight. Act III. Sc. I. Engraved by Robert Thew. 1796.
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Rev. Matthew William Peters (1742–1814). An English painter, executed five works for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
Robert Thew (1758-1802). An English engraver did 22 plates for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.
Title: Shakespeare. King Henry Eight. Act III. Sc. I. Queen Catherine, Cardinal Wolsey, and Cardinal Campeius. A Room in the Queen's Apartments. 
Signed in the plate.
Materials and Techniques: Stipple engraving. Printed on thick cream-colored paper.
Dimensions: Image 19 3/8" x 25'' (50 x 63 cm). Sheet 24" x 30" (61 x 76 cm). 
Publication: First published by J&J Boydell, London 1796. Reissued by Shearjashub Spooner in "The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of Shakespeare's dramatic works, by the most eminent artists of Great Britain." #80. New York, 1852.
Condition: The image surface is slightly damaged on the lower right. Corners are folded. A detailed condition report is available on request.
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 42.119.536.  
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.