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George Noble (fl. 1795–1806) was an English line-engraver. The son of Edward Noble, author of ''Elements of Linear Perspective'', he was brother to Samuel Noble and William Bonneau Noble. ==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''; * "Desdemona in bed asleep", after Josiah Boydell, from ''Othello''; and "Cleopatra, Guards, ...", after Henry Tresham, from ''Antony and Cleopatra''. He engraved also the subjects for William Bowyer's edition of David Hume's ''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, in commemoration of the battle of Camperdown on 11 October 1797; * ''Maternal Instruction'', after Christian Borckhardt; * portraits of Lady Jane Grey and Rosamond Clifford; and * illustrations to Oliver Goldsmith's ''Miscellaneous Works'', from drawings by Richard Cook. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Noble (engraver)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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