Date:1825
Description:An oil painting on wood panel by Richard Westall R.A. (1766-1836) depicting Shakespeare with the Muses Thalia (Comedy) and Melpomene (Tragedy) who are without their usual attributes of a scroll or viol and a sword or dagger. The painting is one of two allegorical Shakespearean subjects, the companion picture being entitled 'The Birth of Shakespeare' (1802). Inscription lower right: R.Westall R.A. 1825.
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This painting is a naïve copy of the Chandos Portrait attributed to John Taylor ...
Portrait painting of Shakespeare by Gerard Soest, oils, three-quarter view, almost ...
Drawn c. 1688, by Thomas Wright (d. 1700) According to a now very faint inscription, ...
Portrait painting in oils of Shakespeare; gilt oval frame
Also known as the Hunt portrait, this painting closely resembles the Holy Trinity ...
This painting is copied from the Chandos Portrait. Height 48 cm; width 40 cm ...
Copied by Newland from an original by John Boaden, 22nd July 1828.
The portrait was produced for the Royal Academy of Arts 1988 Summer Exhibition in ...
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Donor ref:SBT 1999-49 (13/9816)
Source: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - Museum
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