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