Object details
Object number
7.2.6
Creator(s)
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William Shakespeare
(Stratford-upon-Avon, 1564 - 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon)
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author
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Alexander Pope
(London, 1688 - 1744, Twickenham)
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author
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Hubert François Gravelot
(Paris, 1699 - 1773, Paris)
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engraver
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Francis Hayman
(London, 1708 - 1776, London)
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illustrator
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Thomas Hanmer
(Hanmer, 1677 - 1744, Mildenhall)
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editor
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Nicholas Rowe
(Little Barford, 1674 - 1718, London)
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editor
Title
The Works of Shakespear, in Six Volumes: Carefully Revised and Corrected by the Former Editions and Annotated with Sculptures Designed and Executed by the Best Hands
Date
1744
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Oxford
Binding Description
Brown leather binding with gilded lettering on spine
Description
6 v. ; ill., port. ; 31 cm (fol)
Dimensions
31 x 24 x 5 cm (12 3/16 x 9 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers C.F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $1.60 for six volumes on 30 April 1886.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 62.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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