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Boydell, John, 1720-1804

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  • To her most sacred Majesty, Catharine the second Empress of all the Russias, whose transcendent wisdom, admirable policy and parental affection, extended to every part of her vast dominions, have completed the immense work begun by the immortal Peter as a just tribute to this august princess, the avowed patroness of genius, and universal protectress of art, science and literature, these volumes are with the profoundest respect and gratitude dedicated by her imperial Majesty's most obedient and most devoted servant John Boydell / Tomkins scripsit, Ashby sculpsit.
  • Matlock Bath, Derbyshire: women washing clothes. Line engraving by J. Boydell, 1749.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, small houses either side. Engraving by J. Boydell after himself, 1753.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, seen from down river, with ships and rowing boats in the right foreground, houses in the distance. Engraving by J. Boydell after himself, 1751.
  • An alchemist hunched over his crucible; an assistant reads him a recipe, watched by an onlooker; the alchemist's wife weeps in the dim background, a baby clasped to her breast. Engraving by J. Boydell, c. 1760, after J. Steen.
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