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John Boydell
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John Boydell was an English publisher noted for his reproductions of engravings. He helped alter the trade imbalance between Britain and France in engravings and initiated an English tradition in the
Portrait of John Boydell (1801), after William Beechey
Portrait of John Boydell (1801), after William Beechey
Boydell's "View taken near the Store House at Deptford", later published in his own Collection of Views in England and Wales (1770)
Boydell's "View taken near the Store House at Deptford", later published in his own Collection of Views in England and Wales (1770)
St. Antony of Padua, preaching to the Birds. Wood engraving after Salvator Rosa
St. Antony of Padua, preaching to the Birds. Wood engraving after Salvator Rosa
Boydell eventually made £15,000 from William Woollett's 1776 print of Benjamin West's Death of General Wolfe (1770), much of it from exports.
Boydell eventually made £15,000 from William Woollett's 1776 print of Benjamin West's Death of General Wolfe (1770), much of it from exports.
Thomas Macklin
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Thomas Macklin was a British printseller and picture dealer. He commissioned many noted painters and engravers for his "Poets Gallery" project and his illustrated folio Bible project.
John Boydell
…Works of Shakespeare to the Devil of Money-Bags. As the project dragged on, the criticism increased. Yet, Boydell's project still inspired imitators. Thomas Macklin attempted to found a Poet's Gallery similar to the Shakespeare Gallery and several histories of England on the scale of the Shakespeare edition were…
"The Cottagers" (inspired by Thomson) painted by Reynolds and commissioned by Macklin in 1788, featuring his daughter, Maria, (left), and his wife, Ha
"The Cottagers" (inspired by Thomson) painted by Reynolds and commissioned by Macklin in 1788, featuring his daughter, Maria, (left), and his wife, Hannah (right) and friend (Jane Potts (Edwin Landseer's mother), standing).