Original antique engraving with the portrait of William Shakespeare, bust length and wearing a ruff, within a small panel at the center of a sheet with wide margins. Lettered at the foot: Painter Unknown - William Shakspeare - Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong - London, Pub. for the Proprietor, December 1822.
Original antique engraving with the portrait of William Shakespeare, bust length and wearing a ruff, within a small panel at the center of a sheet with wide margins. Lettered at the foot: Painter Unknown - William Shakspeare - Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong - London, Pub. for the Proprietor, December 1822.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: Cosmo Armstrong (active 1800-1836).
Date: December 1822.
Source: London, published for the proprietor of the copper.
Condition: Paper toned with age, with small oxidation spots and somewhat worn edges; the image clean.