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William Shakespeare, 17th century

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Copper engraving on paper
20.8×13.5 cm

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Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Object data

Artist/author
  • Anonym
Title
William Shakespeare
Date
17th century
Art movement
Naturalism I Realism
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Copper engraving on paper
Dimensions
20.8×13.5 cm
Signature
Designated lower center: TO THE READER. This figur that thou here seest put, It ws for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the graver hab a strife With nature, to out-doo the life: O. could he but have draun his wit As well in brafse as he hath hit His face the print would then surpahse All that was ever writ in brahse But, since he cannot, reader looke Not on his icture, but his b[...] Ben [...]
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna - Donation Helmut Klewan
Inventory access
Accession 2021
Keywords
man/boyportraitwriter/authorportrait of a writerfestive attire

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Provenance

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Leopold Museum i

Helmut Klewan, Wien (o.D.-2022); (1)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 2022)

  1. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Schenkungsvertrag Nr. 21-804 4632 vom 20.09.2022

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man/boyportraitwriter/authorportrait of a writerfestive attire

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