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The Iliad of Homer, The Odyssey of Homer, Compositions from The Tragedies of Aeschylus, and The Theogony, Works and Days of Hesiod, John Flaxman British, Illustrations: line engraving and stipple engraving (Hesiod only) — The Iliad of Homer, The Odyssey of Homer, Compositions from The Tragedies of Aeschylus, and The Theogony, Works and Days of Hesiod
Multiple artists/makers
1795–1817

The Plays of William Shakespeare, vol. 1, containing The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Merry Wives of Windsor, William Shakespeare British, Illustrations: etching and engraving — The Plays of William Shakespeare, vol. 1, containing The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Merry Wives of Windsor
Multiple artists/makers
1805

Major General Charles Lee, Alexander Hay Ritchie American, born Scotland, Etching and engraving — Major General Charles Lee
Multiple artists/makers
1860

Falstaff Rising Slowly (Shakespeare, First Part of King Henry IV, Act 5, Scene 4), James Neagle British, Etching and engraving — Falstaff Rising Slowly (Shakespeare, First Part of King Henry IV, Act 5, Scene 4)
Multiple artists/makers
June 4, 1794

Certificate of Membership for the Society of Copper Plate Printers, James Neagle British, Engraving on chine collé — Certificate of Membership for the Society of Copper Plate Printers
Engraver James Neagle
After Edward Francis Burney
19th century

Certificate of Membership of the Society of Copper-Plate Printers, Edward Francis Burney British, Engraving — Certificate of Membership of the Society of Copper-Plate Printers
Edward Francis Burney
Engraver James Neagle
19th century

The Plays of William Shakespeare, vol. 3, containing The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, All's Well That Ends Well, Taming of the Shrew, A Winter's Tale

Multiple artists/makers

1805

The Plays of William Shakespeare, vol. 5, containing King Henry the Fourth, Part 2, King Henry the Fifth, King Henry the Sixth, Part 1, King Henry the Sixth, Part 2

Multiple artists/makers

1805

The Plays of William Shakespeare, vol. 6, containing King Henry the Sixth, Part 3, King Richard the Third, King Henry the Eighth, Troilus and Cressida

Multiple artists/makers

1805

The Odyssey

Multiple artists/makers

1806–13

Paradise Lost

Multiple artists/makers

1802

Paradise Lost

Multiple artists/makers

1802

The School of Reform; or, how to rule a Husband

Multiple artists/makers

[1826]

The Rape of the Lock, an Heroi-Comical Poem

Multiple artists/makers

1798

Venus Gives the Arms of Vulcan to Aeneas

After baron François Gérard

After Jacques Louis Copia

James Neagle

1800

A Series of Proof Portraits and Embellishments, Executed by first rate Artists, to illustrate the best English novellists, poets, and essayists

Multiple artists/makers

1805

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