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have little doubt, from the style of its execu-
tion, but that it was painted at or before
the time of John Shakfspeare, the father.
The pane of glafs is about fix inches in dia-
meter, and very perfect. The preceding
fketch is a faithful repreſentation of the ori-
ginal in the poſſeſſion of Mr. Peyton of
Stratford, ſon of the before mentioned gen-
tleman.

IN a lower room of the public houſe,
which is part of the premifes wherein Shak-
ſpeare was born, is a curious antient orna-
ment over the chimney, relieved in plaifter,
which, from the date 1606 that was originally
marked on it, was probably put up at the
time, and poſſibly by the poet himſelf:
although a rude attempt at hiftoric repre-
ſentation, I have yet thought it worth copy-
ing, as it has, I believe, paſſed unnoticed by
the multitude of viſitors that have been on
this ſpot, or at leaſt has never been made
public:

(These charts are for monitor calibration only)

Yale Center for British Art, 2012