Mr. William Shakspeare. 'His True Effigies.'To the Right Honorable the Earl of Essex, an Admirer of Shakspeare, of Polite Literature, and of the Fine Arts.
Engraved by W.m Ward A.R.A. from a Painting by Tho.s Phillips Esq.r R.A. after a Cast by G. Bullock, from the Monumental Bust, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Printed by Lahee.
This Print is Published April 23, 1816, being the Second Centenary after the Poets Decease, by J. Britton, Tavistock Place, London.
Fine mezzotint, printed in brown. 230 x 150mm (9 x 6"), with large margins.
From the commemorative bust of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) writing at a table, sculpted by George Bullock (1782/3 - 1818) in Stratford Church. James Lahee was a printer renowned for the quality of his work.
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd.
[Ref: 53490] £160.00
This Print is Published April 23, 1816, being the Second Centenary after the Poets Decease, by J. Britton, Tavistock Place, London.
Fine mezzotint, printed in brown. 230 x 150mm (9 x 6"), with large margins.
From the commemorative bust of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) writing at a table, sculpted by George Bullock (1782/3 - 1818) in Stratford Church. James Lahee was a printer renowned for the quality of his work.
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd.
[Ref: 53490] £160.00