Henry VI Part I (II.iii): The English General Talbot outmaneuvers the Countess of Auvergne.

This engraving and the following series by John Gilbert (1817-1897) illustrate possible performances of scenes from Henry VI as printed in the 1859 Routledge edition of Shakespeare's Works, edited by John Staunton and engraved by the Dalziel Brothers, well-known I9th. century illustrators of literary texts.Gilbert probably created more Shakespeare illustrations than any other artist. See our video clip of this scene in our Video Gallery.