Shakespeare Seated Between the Dramatic Muse and the Genius of Painting, Who is Pointing Him Out as the Proper Subject for Her Pencil
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery
Artist: Thomas Banks|William Shakespeare|John & Josiah Boydell|James Stow
Artist bio: British, London 1735–1805 London|British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon|British, 1786–1804|British, near Maidstone, Kent 1770–after 1823
Artist role: Artist|Subject|Publisher|Engraver
Artist nationality: British|British|British|British
Date: 1797
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (31.5 × 17.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Geography:  London     
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1958
Accession year: 1958
Tags: Musical Instruments|Muses|Shakespeare