Picking of the Red and White Roses (Shakespeare, King Henry the Sixth, Part 1, Act 2, Scene 4)

Various artists/makers

first published 1795; reissued 1852

Not on view

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Title: Picking of the Red and White Roses (Shakespeare, King Henry the Sixth, Part 1, Act 2, Scene 4)
Series/Portfolio: The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakespeare
Engraver: John Ogborne (British, Chelmsford, Essex 1755–1837 London)
Artist: After Josiah Boydell (British, Hawarden, Flintshire 1752–1817 Middlesex)
Publisher: John & Josiah Boydell (British, 1786–1804)
Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
Date: first published 1795; reissued 1852
Medium: Stipple engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 19 9/16 × 25 in. (49.7 × 63.5 cm)
Sheet: 21 7/8 × 27 15/16 in. (55.5 × 71 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
Object Number: 42.119.547
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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