Shakespeare Monument in Church at Stratford-on-Avon
James Neagle after Josiah Boydell
1751 to 1775
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate: 27.3 × 16.3 cm (10 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.14.1093
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
James Neagle after Josiah Boydell
**James Neagle (c. 1760/1769–1822)** was a British-born line engraver best known for his contributions to the ambitious Boydell Shakespeare project. Born in London, he trained at the Royal Academy Schools beginning in 1786 and became a prolific engraver of book illustrations. Neagle worked extensively after designs by Josiah Boydell (1752–1817), nephew and business partner of publisher John Boyde...