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Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire

Drawing
ca. 1825 - 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Maclise, Daniel (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Sketch of Shakespeares birthplace in stratford.


Object details

Categories
Shakespeare
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleShakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Brief description
Daniel Maclise, RA. Shakespeare's Birthplace. Pencil on paper, mid-19th century.
Physical description
Sketch of Shakespeares birthplace in stratford.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.5cm
  • Width: 9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • (With the mark of the collection of Sir W Drake (1817 - 1890), (lugt 736).)
  • THE IMMORTAL / SHAKESPEARE / WAS BORN IN THIS / HOUSE (Sign on house.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod
Place depicted
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Bibliographic references
  • Peter Murray, ed. Daniel Maclise, 1806-1870. Romancing the Past Cork: Crawford Art Gallery: Gandon Editions, 2008. ISBN: 978 0948037 665.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.984-1948

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2008
Record URL
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