'Man of the Millennium' Mug

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Date:2000

Description:This was commissioned by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust following Shakespeare's nomination as "Man of the Millennium" by a BBC Radio Four listeners' poll.

The drawing is by Clive Francis, whose caricature shows the influence of Droeshout's First Folio engraving.

Identity number SBT 2000-70


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