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Romeo and Juliet at the Masquerade (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5), Francesco Bartolozzi Italian, Stipple engraving, and etching, printed in brown ink — Romeo and Juliet at the Masquerade (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5)
Multiple artists/makers
June 15, 1785

The Nymph of Immortality, Attended by the Loves, Crowning the Bust of Shakespeare, Francesco Bartolozzi Italian, Stipple engraving and etching, hand colored; fifth state of five — The Nymph of Immortality, Attended by the Loves, Crowning the Bust of Shakespeare
Multiple artists/makers
September 1784

Coriolanus: "The God of Soldiers, to shame invulnerable..." (Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 5), Francesco Bartolozzi Italian, Etching and stipple engraving — Coriolanus: "The God of Soldiers, to shame invulnerable..." (Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 5)
Multiple artists/makers
November 3, 1785

Euphrosine, Reichsdruckerei German, Facsimile reproduction of second state — Euphrosine
Multiple artists/makers
1880–1900

Damon and Musidora, Francesco Bartolozzi Italian, Stipple engraving, printed in color — Damon and Musidora
Multiple artists/makers
February 2, 1782

Schoolboys Giving Charity to a Blind Man, John Raphael Smith British, Hand-colored mezzotint; second state — Schoolboys Giving Charity to a Blind Man
Artist and engraver John Raphael Smith
After William Redmore Bigg
Publisher James Birchall
1781

Rosalind, Oliver and Celia (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 4, Scene 6), Peltro William Tomkins British, Etching and engraving, hand-colored — Rosalind, Oliver and Celia (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 4, Scene 6)
Multiple artists/makers
1791

Mary, Queen of Scots signs the paper by which she resigns her crown to her infant son (from "History of England"), William Hamilton British, Etching and stipple engraving — Mary, Queen of Scots signs the paper by which she resigns her crown to her infant son (from "History of England")
Multiple artists/makers
May 1, 1787

Prince Arthur Giving Welcome to the Archduke of Austria, etc. (Shakespeare, King John, Act 2, Scene 1), John Ogborne British, Stipple engraving — Prince Arthur Giving Welcome to the Archduke of Austria, etc. (Shakespeare, King John, Act 2, Scene 1)
Multiple artists/makers
1791

Ferdinand and Miranda (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 3, Scene 1), Peltro William Tomkins British, Stipple engraving and etching — Ferdinand and Miranda (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 3, Scene 1)
Multiple artists/makers
1786

Prince Edmund, surnam'd Ironside and Algitha, Francesco Bartolozzi Italian, Stipple engraving, printed in reddish-brown ink — Prince Edmund, surnam'd Ironside and Algitha
Engraver Francesco Bartolozzi
After William Hamilton
Publisher James Birchall
1786

Celadon and Celia

Engraver John Raphael Smith

Publisher James Birchall

May 12, 1781

Count Ezzelin Bracciaferro Musing over the Body of His Wife Meduna, Slain by Him for Her Infidelity during his Absence in the Holy Land

Engraver John Raphael Smith

After Henry Fuseli

Publisher James Birchall

May 1781

Margaret in Disguise

Engraver Wrongly attributed to Francesco Bartolozzi

Wrongly said to be after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Publisher Wrongly said to be published by James Birchall

1822–28

A Lady and Her Children Relieving a Poor Cottager

John Raphael Smith

After William Redmore Bigg

Publisher James Birchall

1784

Astarte and Zadig, vide Voltaire's Book of Fate

Multiple artists/makers

1782

Lord Richard Cavendish

Multiple artists/makers

February 16, 1781

Margaret, Lady Beaumont

Multiple artists/makers

January 27, 1781

Astarte and Zadig, vide Voltaire's "Book of Fate"

Engraver John Raphael Smith

After Robert Home

Publisher James Birchall

November 18, 1784

Abra

Engraver Richard Read

After Angelica Kauffmann

Publisher James Birchall

March 12, 1784

Jupiter and Calista

Multiple artists/makers

reprinted late 19th century

St. Cecilia

Engraver Jean Marie Delattre

After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Publisher James Birchall

1783

Schoolboys Giving Charity to a Blind Man

Engraver John Raphael Smith

After William Redmore Bigg

Publisher James Birchall

1781

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