William Shakespeare
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Thomas Birch, The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, Engraved by Mr Houbraken and by Mr Virtue
Artist: William Shakespeare|Jacob Houbraken|J. and P. Knapton|John Taylor|Thomas Birch
Artist bio: British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon|Dutch, Dordrecht 1698–1780 Amsterdam|British, active 1735–89|British, died 1651|British, 1705–1766
Artist role: Sitter|Engraver|Publisher|Artist|Author
Artist nationality: British|Dutch|British|British|British
Date: 1747
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 14 9/16 × 9 in. (37 × 22.9 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/16 × 9 1/2 in. (38.3 × 24.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Men|Portraits|Shakespeare