William Shakespeare (formerly known as)

Date: ca. 1770

Medium: Mezzotint

Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 5 13/16 × 4 3/8 in. (14.7 × 11.1 cm)

Classification: Prints

Themes: Men, Portraits, Shakespeare

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917

Date range

1765 – 1775

Largest dimension

11.1 cm

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