SHAKESPREARE HENRY VI, GEORGE C. PLAYTER (LATE 18TH CENTURY) AFTER JOHN OPIE (1761-1807) FROM
Updated August 6, 2026
This auction ended on August 6, 2026.
See upcoming auctions from The Rug Life.
| Lot number | 0046 |
| Estimate | $700 - $800 |
| Opening bid | $250 |
| Auction | AUGUST FINE ART AUCTION |
| Date | August 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | The Rug Life |
| Location | Mechanicsville, Virginia |
An original, large and dramaticÊ18th-century stipple and line engraving depicting a supernatural scene from William ShakespeareÕsÊSecond Part of King Henry the Sixth, Act I, Scene IV,

More lots in this auction
- SHAKESPREARE MACBETH, ROBERT THEW (1758-1802) AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792) FROM BOYDELL
- SHAKESPREARE HENRY VI, CAROLINE WATSON (1760-1814) AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792) FROM
- SHAKESPREARE HENRY IV, THOMAS RYDER (1746-1810) AFTER JOHN DOWNMAN (1750-1824) FROM BOYDELL
- SHAKESPREARE TAMING OF THE SHREW, ROBERT THEW (1758-1802) AFTER ROBERT SMIRKE (1752-1845), FROM
- REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) ETCHING AND DRYPOINT TITLED THE BLINDNESS OF TOBIT: THE LARGER PLATE,
- SHAKESPREARE HENRY VI, ENGRAVED BY GEORGE C. PLAYTER (LATE 18th CENTURY) AFTER JAMES NORTHCOTE
- JACQUES CALLOT (1592-1635) ORIGINAL ETCHING TITLED LÕHOPITAL, 13IN x 17.75IN (33cm x 45cm) WITH
- MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH TITLED AHASUERUS SENDS VASHTI AWAY, 19.5IN x 23.5IN