"I saw a smith stand with his hammer thus..." (Shakespeare, King John, Act 4, Scene 4)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Richard Houston|Edward Penny|Robert Sayer|William Shakespeare
Artist bio: Irish, Dublin 1721/22–1775 London|British, Knutsford, Cheshire 1714–1791 Chiswick|British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath|British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon
Artist role: Engraver|Artist|Publisher|Subject
Artist nationality: Irish|British|British|British
Date: January 1771
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 23 13/16 × 17 13/16 in. (60.5 × 45.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Shakespeare|Men|Hammers