Original 1884 Chine-Collé Photogravure print from the

Folio of Scenes from Shakespeare’s Plays - The Darley Gallery of Shakespearean Illustrations

Hand signed in pencil by the artist Felix Octavius Carr Darley

This extremely rare photogravure is part of an original set of 30 plates which were published by J.M. Stoddart in 1884.  Only 100 sets were estimated to have been produced.  Each print comes with a window mat and leaf of text is accompanied by appropriate text selected by Horace Howard Furness. 

I have several more of these original prints available so if you like this one please check out my other items!

Felix Octavius Carr "F. O. C." Darley (June 23, 1822 – March 27, 1888) was an American painter in watercolor and illustrator, known for his illustrations in works by well-known 19th-century authors, including James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Mary Mapes Dodge, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, George Lippard, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Donald Grant Mitchell, Clement Clarke Moore, Frances Parkman, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Nathaniel Parker Willis.  Shortly before his death he completed a set of illustrations for Shakespeare's plays so this set was Darley's last major work and the culmination of his career as an illustrator.

Page size is 24” x 18.5” and the image size is approximately 11” x 9”

Piece will ship flat.