Sujet

Cast of Shakspeare's face, 1864. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Cast of Shakspeare's face, 1864. Death mask of English playwright, poet and actor William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The cast from the face of Shakspeare, supposed to have been taken after his death, has been photographed and published by the London Stereoscopic Company'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A26_030

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

12,1Mo (1,1Mo) / 17,7cm x 17,1cm / 2093 x 2022 (300dpi)

Mots clés

face event job arts shape body bodies art festival occupation British color death century Britain profession newspapers press print literature concept cast mould anniversary B&W death mask writer engraved engraving mold Colour author 19th century playwright black & white black and white B W poet white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector cultural event dramatist Illustrated London News Shakespearean Shakespearian tercentenary ILN William Shakespeare London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co newspaper portrait English literature Unknown William Shakespeare London Stereoscopic Co The London Stereoscopic Co London Stereoscopic Co. London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company London Stereoscopic Company London Stereoscopic & Photo Co Shakspeare 19th-century Lon