Front cover image for The gallery of Shakspeare, or, Illustrations of his dramatic works

The gallery of Shakspeare, or, Illustrations of his dramatic works

J. W. Lake, Moritz Retzsch (Illustrator), Ludwig Sigismund Ruhl (Illustrator), Gabriel Furman (Former owner), Richard Grant White (Former owner), William Shakespeare
Print Book, English, 1828-1831
[s.n.], London, 1828-1831
Interleaved copies (Provenance)
6 v. : ill. ; 11 x 14 cm.
23196922
series 1. Hamlet
series 2. Romeo and Juliet
series 3. Midsummer night's dream
series 5. Macbeth
series 6. Tempest
Each volume has a half-title, which contains the series number
Publication information varies. Series 1: "Paris. Printed by Rignoux, no. 8, Franc-Citizens Street"--Half-title verso. Series 2 imprint: "London : Ackermann, 96, Strand : Tilt, 86, Fleet Street." "Paris. Printed by Rignoux, no. 8, Franc-Citizens Street"--Colophon. Series 3: "London : Ackermann, 96, Strand : Tilt, 86, Fleet Street." Series 6: "London : Ackermann, 96, Strand : Tilt, 86, Fleet Street : Rolandi, 20, Berners Street, Oxford Street." "Paris : Imprimerie et fonderie de Fain, Rue Racine, no. 4, Place de l'Odéon"--Half-title verso
Hamlet is heavily illustrated. According to the title pages, Romeo & Juliet has 12 etchings, Midsummer night's dream has six, and Tempest has eight