'King Henry VI. Act 1. Scene 1', c1723, (1946). Artist: Unknown.

'King Henry VI. Act 1. Scene 1', c1723, (1946). Artist: Unknown.

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'King Henry VI. Act 1. Scene 1', c1723, (1946). King Henry VI. Act 1. Scene 1 by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Jacob Tonson (1655-1736) founder of a publishing house that dominated Shakespeare in print in the 18th century after obtaining the copyright, comissioned Alexander Pope (1688-1744) to edit King Henry VI for a revised edition printed between 1723-1725. From English Printed Books, by Francis Meynell. [Collins, London, 1946]


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Francis Meynell: British: Artist, poet and printer
  2. William Collins: British: Artist, painter, publisher
  3. William Shakespeare: British, English: Author, playwright, poet
  4. Jacob Tonson: English: bookseller and publisher.
  5. Alexander Pope: British: Poet, satirist, writer

Picture Type
  1. Object

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5216x6677
File Size : 34,011kb


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  1. 0580039390
  1. 2-631-524
  1. 2631524

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