Print made by John Horsburgh, 1791–1869, British, Shakespeare's Monument at the Church at Stratford upon Avon, 1834
- Title:
- Shakespeare's Monument at the Church at Stratford upon Avon
- Additional Title(s):
- Title-page Vignette to 'Essays on Chivalry, Romance and the Drama'
- Date:
- 1834
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving, with graphite and scraping out; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper with cream chine-collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 1/4 × 9 1/4 inches (26 × 23.5 cm), Plate: 8 3/8 × 6 inches (21.3 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 1/8 × 3 inches (10.5 × 7.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.524"; lower left: "Shakespeare's Monument | Proof touched and scraped by Turner"; lower center: "Shakespeare has a Pen in right Hand and Ruff on his neck"
Collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
Lettered, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "J. Horsburgh."; lettered, lower center: "Edinburgh, Published, by Robert Cadell; & Moon, Boys & Graves, London."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7757
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:49582
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