King John, Act IV, Scene i, from The American Edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, By the most eminent artists of Great Britain, Vol. II
Robert Thew, English, 1758 - 1802
after James Northcote, English, 1746 - 1831
original plate 1798; reworked and printed 1852
Engraving on paper
Plate: 25 5/8 × 18 1/8 in. (65.1 × 46 cm)
Sheet: 29 7/16 × 23 7/16 in. (74.7 × 59.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Lilla Willey
2013.73.7
Publisher
Shearjashub Spooner
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in plate, lower margin, center: SHAKSPEARE. / King John / ACT IV, SCENE I. / A Prison—Arthur, Hubert & Attendants. / Pubd. [d is superscript] Decr. [r is superscript] 1 1798, by J & J. BOYDELL, No. [o is superscript] 90, Cheapside; & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall.; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, far left: Painted by James Northcote R.A.; numbered, in plate, lower margin, far left: 55; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, left: Arth. O save me, Hubert, save me! my eyes are out, / Even with the fierce looks of these bloody men.; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, right: Hub. Give me the iron, I say, and bind him here.; inscribed, in plate, lower margin, far right: Engraved by Robert Thew, / Hist Engraver to H.R.H. the P. of Wales.
Provenance
Lilla Willey, Thefford Center, Vermont; given to present collection, 2013.
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