Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist, (W. M.)
Title:
Untitled portrait of William Shakespeare
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 6 3/4in. (26 x 17.1cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Engraved inscriptions: below image, at center "This Shadowe is renowned Shakespear's Soul of th'age | The applause [?] delight [?] the wonder of the Stage. | Nature her selfe, was proud of his designes | And joy'd to weare the dressings of his lines, | The learned will confess, his works were such, | As neither man, nor Muse, can prayse too much. | Forever live thy fame, the world to tell, | Thy like, no age, shall ever parallel."; below, at right "W. M. Sculpsit." and below, at center "From the Edition of his poems, 1640."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.264
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
portrait
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:56532