print; frontispiece

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Object Type: print; frontispiece
Museum number: 1868,0822.5080
Title: Object: Shakespeare
Description: Vignette of portrait of William Shakespeare, bust directed to left, glancing towards the viewer, wearing a wing collar and doublet decorated with strips of embroidery; in oval framed with laurels; after Stothard after Droeshout; frontispiece to William Pickering's miniature edition of the 'Works of Shakespeare' (1825-5) 1825 Etching and engraving, printed on thin paper
Producer name: Print made by: Augustus Fox; Intermediary draughtsman: Thomas Stothard; After: Martin Droeshout; Published by: William Pickering
School/style
Production date: 1825
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: engraving; etching
Dimensions: Height: 110 millimetres; Width: 65 millimetres (trimmed)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For an impression and comment on the Droeshout portrait see P,1.226.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Portrait of: William Shakespeare; Illustration to: William Shakespeare
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1868
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,0822.5080

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