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The Library Shakespeare Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert, George Cruikshank, and Robert Dudley
Published in 9 volumes by William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh and Glasgow
circa 1870-1880
Original chromolithographs (color lithographs) over 140 years old — NOT modern reproductions!
The lithographs are adhered to a tan card backing, as issued.
Sheet size (varies somewhat): approx. 9 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches •
Image size: varies, but most are about 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches.
Please click on the thumbnails below for an enlarged view.
Rosalind. "Peace! Here comes my sister."
As You Like It, Act III, Sc. II
Drawn and Etched by Robert Dudley
TRIMMED BUT AMPLE MARGINS
$20
Warwick. "Be we the first that shall salute our rightful sovereign."
King Henry VI, Second part, Act II, Sc. II
Drawn and Etched by Robert Dudley
TRIMMED BUT AMPLE MARGINS; CREASED UPPER LEFT CORNER OF SHEET, NOT AFFECTING THE ACTUAL IMAGE.
$20
Cordelia. "Sir, do you know me?"
King Lear, Act IV, Sc. VII
Drawn and Etched by Robert Dudley
TRIMMED BUT AMPLE MARGINS; SOME SPOTTING IN MARGINS AND BACK OF SHEET.
$15
Dog. "Write down, that they hope they serve God; and write God first: for God defend but God should go before such villains."
Much Ado About Nothing, Act IV, Sc. II
Drawn and Etched by Robert Dudley
TRIMMED BUT AMPLE MARGINS; LIGHT SMUDGES LOWER MARGIN.
$20
"Come Away Death."
Twelfth Night, Act II, Sc. II
Drawn by Sir John Gilbert
$25
Seb "Why: There's for Thee! And there! And there!"
Twelfth Night, Act VI, Sc. I
Drawn and Etched by Robert Dudley
$20
Ford. "How now! Whither bear you this?"
Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III, Sc. III
Drawn and Etched by Robert Dudley
SOME SPOTTING IN MARGIN
$20
Crabbed Age and Youth
Passionate Pilgrim, XII
Drawn by Sir John Gilbert
$25
As a Decrepit Father takes Delight
Sonnet. XXXVII
Drawn by Sir John Gilbert
$25
King Richard. "Say it is done, and I will love thee, and prefer thee too.
King Richard III, Act IV, Sc. II
Drawn and Etched by Robert Dudley
See toning—right margin is lighter than the rest of the sheet, possibly from tissue guard acidity over many decades. Not terribly distracting.
$20
Shal. "The same Sir John, the very same. I saw him break Skogan's head at the Court Gate,
when he was a crack not thus high.
Henry IV, Part II, Act III, Sc. II
Drawn and Etched by George Cruikshank
Slightly "out of focus" appearance, as the yellow lithographic stone did not "register" precisely when the lithograph was printed.