The Works of Shakespear, Volume V
author
William Shakespeare
(Stratford-upon-Avon, 1564 - 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon)
author
Alexander Pope
(London, 1688 - 1744, Twickenham)
engraver
Hubert François Gravelot
(Paris, 1699 - 1773, Paris)
illustrator
Francis Hayman
(London, 1708 - 1776, London)
editor
Nicholas Rowe
(Little Barford, 1674 - 1718, London)
editor
Thomas Hanmer
(Hanmer, 1677 - 1744, Mildenhall)
Date1744
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions31 x 23 x 5 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number7.2.5
eMuseum ID723510
EmbARK ObjectID23715
TMS Source ID8618
Last Updated8/9/24
Description6 v. ; ill., port. ; 31 cm (fol)Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 62.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers C. F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $1.60 for six volumes on 30 April 1886.
