Josiah Boydell, arter. Shakespeare. Henry VI, Part 1. Act II. Sc. IV. Engraved by John Ogborne. Hand-colored. 1795.

Boydell, Josiah (1752–1817). A British painter, one of the two publishers (together with his uncle, John Boydell) of the Shakespeare Gallery.John Ogborne (1755 – 1837). An English engraver worked for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery.Title: Shakespeare. Henry VI, Part 1. Act II. Sc. IV. Richard Plantagenet and Somerset, having quarreled over a case at law, withdraw into a garden, where the supporters of Plantagenet signal their commitment to him by plucking and wearing white roses, the supporters of Somerset red roses. Signed in the plate.Materials and Techniques: Stipple engraving, hand-colored. Printed on thick cream-colored paper.Dimensions: Image 19 6/8" x 25'' (50 x 63 cm). Sheet 23 6/8" x 29 6/8" (60 x 76 cm).Publication: First published by J&J Boydell, London, 1795. Reissued by Shearjashub Spooner in "The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakespeare, by the most eminent artists of Great Britain." #68. New York, 1852.Condition: Loss of paper fr