. English: Shakespeare by William Blake 1800 Title: William Shakespeare Object Name: painting Artist/Maker: Blake, William Role in production: artist Place of Creation: Europe, United Kingdom, England Date: 1800-1803 (circa) Medium / Material: tempera Support: canvas Technique: tempera on canvas Description: A head portrait of William Shakespeare. He is depicted here with a faint smile, wearing an Elizabethan collar, surrounded by his own characters. To the right of the figurehead, Macbeth stands beside the three witches and to his left, Hamlet observes a ghostly crowned figure. A wreath of ro


. English: Shakespeare by William Blake 1800 Title: William Shakespeare Object Name: painting Artist/Maker: Blake, William Role in production: artist Place of Creation: Europe, United Kingdom, England Date: 1800-1803 (circa) Medium / Material: tempera Support: canvas Technique: tempera on canvas Description: A head portrait of William Shakespeare. He is depicted here with a faint smile, wearing an Elizabethan collar, surrounded by his own characters. To the right of the figurehead, Macbeth stands beside the three witches and to his left, Hamlet observes a ghostly crowned figure. A wreath of rose leaves frames his head whilst ferns fringe and decorate the top corners, in white on the right and black on the left. Dimensions Type: Sight Height: 41 cm Width: cm Depth: Type: Frame Height: Width: Depth: . 2 August 2013, 23:32:14. William Blake  (1757–1827)     Alternative names W. Blake; Uil'iam Bleik Description British painter, poet, writer, theologian, collector and engraver Date of birth/death 28 November 1757 12 August 1827 Location of birth/death Broadwick Street Charing Cross Work location London Authority control : Q41513 VIAF: 54144439 ISNI: 0000 0001 2096 135X ULAN: 500012489 LCCN: n78095331 NLA: 35019221 WorldCat 1114 Shakespeare by William Blake


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