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An inquiry into the authenticity of various pictures and prints, which, from the decease of the poet to our own times, have been offered to the public as portraits of Shakspeare: containing a careful examination of the evidence on which they claim to be received; by which the pretended portraits have been rejected, the genuine confirmed and established, illustrated by accurate and finished engravings, by the ablest artists, from such originals as were of indisputable authority
An inquiry into the authenticity of various pictures and prints, which, from the decease of the poet to our own times, have been offered to the public as portraits of Shakspeare: containing a careful examination of the evidence on which they claim to be received; by which the pretended portraits have been rejected, the genuine confirmed and established, illustrated by accurate and finished engravings, by the ablest artists, from such originals as were of indisputable authority
TitleAn inquiry into the authenticity of various pictures and prints, which, from the decease of the poet to our own times, have been offered to the public as portraits of Shakspeare: containing a careful examination of the evidence on which they claim to be received; by which the pretended portraits have been rejected, the genuine confirmed and established, illustrated by accurate and finished engravings, by the ablest artists, from such originals as were of indisputable authority
Detail DepictedIllustrations--Intaglio--Engravings--Mezzotints (Frontispiece)
Creator/AuthorJames Boaden, Esq. [Boaden, James, 1762-1839 ]
PublisherPrinted for Robert Triphook [Triphook, Robert, fl. 1814-23]
Place of PublicationLondon [England--London]
Date of Publication1824
Subjects (LCSH)Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Portraits
Genre HeadingPrinted books--1801-1900 (19th century)
Bibliographic Elements1 p. l., v p., 1 l., 206 p., 5 port. 22 cm
Printing MethodLetterpress on wove paper
Image Production ProcessIntaglio--Engravings--Mezzotints
General NotesI. Mortimer, Invt; C. Apostool, Sculpt.

LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionHistorical Book Arts Collection
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division.
Repository CollectionSpecial Collections
Call NumberSpecColl Binding 822.33 Cbol
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003
Restrictions/CopyrightSome of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections.
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