. A supplement to An inquiry into the history, authenticity, & characteristics of the Shakspeare portraits, .. . n painter. The face is that of a seriouscast, an acqueline nose, and a remarkable thickdark beard. Round the neck is a plain white collar,standing up. In the right hand is a roll of paper,with some letters upon it, which might be intendedfor the last syllabic of Mac])eth. On the left sidehangs a sword, and the hand in front. To describeit more minutely is unnecessary. On the left corner,near the top, are the words, in gold letters, * Annosetatis suae 1608, Februarij 18, which certai
. A supplement to An inquiry into the history, authenticity, & characteristics of the Shakspeare portraits, .. . n painter. The face is that of a seriouscast, an acqueline nose, and a remarkable thickdark beard. Round the neck is a plain white collar,standing up. In the right hand is a roll of paper,with some letters upon it, which might be intendedfor the last syllabic of Mac])eth. On the left sidehangs a sword, and the hand in front. To describeit more minutely is unnecessary. On the left corner,near the top, are the words, in gold letters, * Annosetatis suae 1608, Februarij 18, which certainly isthe year when the poet was forty-four, as the exhi-bition bill stated him to be ; but I cannot sufferthe public to have this picture imposed upon themas a true original, for theres no art to find theminds construction in the face. I conceive the above method of raising money tohavefallenvery short of what must have been expendedupon the occasion, as its view to the public was butfor one week; indeed, it would be a sin to haveremained any longer, although it is said, that thecharity doth cover the
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