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Picking of the Red and White Roses (Shakespeare, King Henry the Sixth, Part 1, Act 2, Scene 4)

first published 1795; reissued 1852
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Picking of the Red and White Roses (Shakespeare, King Henry the Sixth, Part 1, Act 2, Scene 4)
  • Series/Portfolio: The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakespeare
  • Engraver: John Ogborne (British, Chelmsford, Essex 1755–1837 London)
  • Artist: After Josiah Boydell (British, Hawarden, Flintshire 1752–1817 Middlesex)
  • Publisher: John & Josiah Boydell (British, 1786–1804)
  • Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
  • Date: first published 1795; reissued 1852
  • Medium: Stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 19 9/16 × 25 in. (49.7 × 63.5 cm)
    Sheet: 21 7/8 × 27 15/16 in. (55.5 × 71 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.119.547
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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