BOYDELL, John (ed. lit.).- Boydell’s heads of illustrious and celebrated persons, generally connected with the history of Great Britain in the reigns of James I. Charles I. Charles II. and James II. / The portraits painted by Van Dyke, Lely, Kneller, Riley, &c. Engraved by John Smith, &c. and revised by Richard Earlom. With biographical memoirs, by John Watkins LL. D.- London: Published by by Messrs. Boydell and Co., 1811.- VIII, 94 p.: [28] gravuras; 69 cm.- E. Illustrated edition with 28 intaglio portraits (2 multiples and 1 double), the first (Mary Queen of Scots) burin engraved and the others in mezzotint. Of particular note is the beautiful portrait (page 43) of Catherine of Portugal, Queen of England, by marriage to Charles II (page 37); portrait with the following inscription: I. Haysmans pinx. — I. Smith ex:. The gallery includes all the monarchs of Great Britain and other figures from the court and the Anglican Church, namely William Drummond, Sir Robert Clayton, Sir Peter Lely, Henry Compton, Thomas Sprat, etc. John Boydell (1720-1804), a highly successful publisher and engraver, was also Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London in 1790. Copy with slight browning, complete with all prints, according to the index. With the exception of the first portrait (frontispiece), which is slightly trimmed, all the others retain good margins, in addition to the crease from the printing plates. Half-binding in red morocco leather, from the 20th century, with gold closed panels on the spine.