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
Not on view
Fuseli designed the illustrations in this ten-volume set of Shakepeare's plays, edited by George Steevens, and published in 1803. Various printmakers translated sketches supplied by the artist into tightly controlled images with no detail left to the imagination. A high degree of finish was expected from a good reproductive engravers in this period.