Bronze sculpture of Shakespeare
This bronze statue was designed for the entrance foyer of the Shakespeare Centre in Stratford-upon-Avon, the building being formally opened in conjunction with the Quatercentenary Celebrations in 1964. ...
Bronze statue of Shakespeare
Made in the nineteenth-century by Eugene Cornu
This French artist essentially follows the archetypal depiction of Shakespeare established by the Chandos and Chesterfield portraits.
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Bust of George Eliot - side
This bust in Parian ware depicts George Eliot, and is inscribed E-L-I-O-T at its base. It was sculpted by H.L.A Willis, who worked in Stoke-on-Trent in the early twentieth century.
George Eliot (born ...
Carved Bust of Shakespeare - left-hand side
This mulberry-wood carving appears to have been copied from the Holy Trinity Church memorial bust. Henry Cooper, the carver, worked for the watchmaker and entrepreneur Thomas Sharp.
Following the ...
Carved wooden panel
This panel would have been used as a support for when writing on one's knee, and belonged to George Eliot. The author's friend Elma Stuart, who gave it to George Eliot in 1878, may have carved it.
George ...
Copy of Shakespeare Monument Bust from Holy Trinity Church - front
This plaster-cast copy was made from the bust which forms part of the monument in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare is buried.
The monument was presumably commissioned by ...
Coventry Art Student's Tin-peli-can
Coventry Art students walk beside a model pelican during the Coventry Carnival in aid to raise funds for the school.
Folio Cover
Ivane Baptista Paramesi Ink on paper print 470mm x 350mm The print is a folio cover for a collection of Bartholemew Cavaceppi Roman statuary. A sleeping male figure is shown at the top, with an artist's ...
Kingsbury. Holt Hall staircase
Staircase in Holt Hall, Kingsbury. 1935
Mirror
This dressing table mirror belonged to the author George Eliot and it is thought to have been carved by her father, Mr. Robert Evans, from an Arbury oak. He was the Land Agent for the Arbury Estate.
George ...
Pine Wood Statue of Shakespeare
Modelled on the statue sculpted by Peter Scheemakers from a design by William Kent for Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey (unveiled in 1741).
This pinewood statue was once painted, as is indicated by ...
Plaster model of 'Shakespeare Asleep under the Crab Tree' - lid open
A bas-relief plaster model showing Shakespeare asleep under a crab-apple tree at Bidford-on-Avon.
This illustrates a tale, originating in the eighteenth century, of Shakespeare engaging, or attempting ...
Shakespeare Gallery Alto Relievo Sculpture
This sculpture was originally designed for the facade above the doorway of the Shakespeare Gallery established by John and Josiah Boydell in 1789. The former Shakespeare Gallery building at Pall Mall ...
Shakespeare Gallery Alto Relievo Sculpture
This sculpture was originally designed for the facade above the doorway of the Shakespeare Gallery established by John and Josiah Boydell in 1789. The former Shakespeare Gallery building at Pall Mall ...
Shakespeare Gallery Alto Relievo Sculpture - dedication stone
This sculpture was originally designed for the facade above the doorway of the Shakespeare Gallery established by John and Josiah Boydell in 1789. The former Shakespeare Gallery building at Pall Mall ...
Statue of Shakespeare on the Town Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon
Sculpted c. 1769, by John Cheere (d. 1787)
This statue was commissioned by the actor David Garrick to adorn the front of Stratford-upon-Avon's Town Hall, the re-building of which was completed in 1769 ...
Tea pot stand
This oak teapot stand, with brass feet belonged to George Eliot. It is unknown who carved this piece. It may have been George Eliot’s friend Elma Stuart, or George Eliot herself.
George Eliot (born ...
The Gower Memorial - front
Gower donated his memorial to the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. The monument was moved to its present site on the Bancroft Gardens with the building of the existing Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1933.
The ...