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George Noble (
* "Borachio, Conrade, and Watchman", after Francis Wheatley, scene from '' Much Ado about Nothing'';
* "Bassanio, Portia, and Attendants", after Richard Westall, from '' The Merchant of Venice'';
* "Orlando and Adam", after Robert Smirke, from ''
fl.
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1795–1806) was an English line-engraver
Line engraving is a term for engraving, engraved images printed on paper to be used as Old master print, prints or illustrations. The term is mainly used in connection with 18th- or 19th-century commercial illustrations for magazines and books or ...
. The son of Edward Noble, author of ''Elements of Linear Perspective'', he was brother to Samuel Noble
Samuel Noble (1779–1853) was an English engraver, and minister of the New Church (Swedenborgian).
Life
He was born in London on 4 March 1779, son of Edward Noble (died 1784), a bookseller and author of a work on perspective, and brother of ...
and William Bonneau Noble
William Bonneau Noble (1780–1831) was an English landscape painter in water-colours.
Life
Born in London on 13 September 1780, he was youngest son of Edward Noble, author of ''Elements of Linear Perspective'', and brother of Samuel and George ...
.
Works
Noble made engravings for John Boydell's edition of Shakespeare (1802):
* "Borachio, Conrade, and Watchman", after Francis Wheatley, scene from '' Much Ado about Nothing'';
* "Bassanio, Portia, and Attendants", after Richard Westall, from '' The Merchant of Venice'';
* "Orlando and Adam", after Robert Smirke, from ''As you like it
''As You Like It'' is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has b ...
'';
* "Desdemona in bed asleep", after Josiah Boydell
Josiah Boydell (18 January 1752 – 27 March 1817) was a British publisher and painter, whose main achievement was the establishment of the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery with his uncle, John Boydell.
Biography
Boydell was born in Hawarden, Fl ...
, from ''Othello
''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...
''; and "Cleopatra, Guards, ...", after Henry Tresham, from ''Antony and Cleopatra
''Antony and Cleopatra'' (First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around ...
''.
He engraved also the subjects for Robert Bowyer
Robert Bowyer (; bap. 18 June 1758 – 4 June 1834) was a British miniature painter and publisher.
Bowyer was born in Portsmouth to Amos and Betty Ann Bowyer and baptized on 18 June 1758. His first job was as a clerk to a merchant in Portsmouth ...
's edition of David Hume's '' The History of England'', 1806:
* "Canute reproving his Courtiers", "Henry VIII and Catharine Parr", "Charles I imprisoned in Carisbrooke Castle", "Lord William Russell's last Interview with his Family", and "The Bishops before the Privy Council", after Robert Smirke;
* "William I receiving the Crown of England", after Benjamin West; and
* "The Landing of William III at Torbay", after Thomas Stothard.
Noble's works included also:
* eighteen oval portraits of Admiral Lord Duncan and other naval officers, from miniatures by John Smart, which form part of a large plate designed by Robert Smirke, and engraved by James Parker James, Jim, and Jimmy Parker may refer to:
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*James Stewart Parker (1941–1988), English playwright an ...
, in commemoration of the battle of Camperdown
The Battle of Camperdown (known in Dutch as the ''Zeeslag bij Kamperduin'') was a major naval action fought on 11 October 1797, between the British North Sea Fleet under Admiral Adam Duncan and a Batavian Navy (Dutch) fleet under Vice-Admiral ...
on 11 October 1797;
* ''Maternal Instruction'', after Christian Borckhardt
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...
;
* portraits of Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey ( 1537 – 12 February 1554), later known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage) and as the "Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553.
Jane was ...
and Rosamond Clifford
Rosamund Clifford (before 1150 – ), often called "The Fair Rosamund" or "Rose of the World" (Latin: ''rosa mundi''), was a medieval English noblewoman and mistress of Henry II, King of England, who became famous in English folklore.
Life
...
; and
* illustrations to Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet, who is best known for his novel ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1766), his pastoral poem ''The Deserted Village'' (1770), and his pl ...
's ''Miscellaneous Works'', from drawings by Richard Cook.
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