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Collections > Ceramics > Figure: William Shakespeare

Figure: William Shakespeare

Shakespeare wearing fanciful Van Dyke costume, is leaning against a plinth, which are on it, a pile of books and a written scroll. The plinth is decorated around the base with heads of characters from his works. This model is taken from the original by Joseph Nollekens in Westminster Abbey. Size: Height: 28.5 cm.

Artist / Maker: Chelsea-Derby Porcelain

Place: England

Object Type: figurine

Period: George III

Broad Date: Late Georgian

Actual Date: c. 1775

Century: 18th century

Materials: Porcelain, Gold

Museum Accession Number: X.4467