Original antique engraving with the portrait of Shakespeare taken from the funerary bust in the church at Stratford-upon-Avon: half length on a cushion, with the quill and paper in his hands. Lettered at the foot: Engraved by W. T. Fry, after a cast made by Mr. George Bullock, from the Monumental Bust at Stratford-upon-Avon.
Original antique engraving with the portrait of Shakespeare taken from the funerary bust in the church at Stratford-upon-Avon: half length on a cushion, with the quill and paper in his hands. Lettered at the foot: Engraved by W. T. Fry, after a cast made by Mr. George Bullock, from the Monumental Bust at Stratford-upon-Avon.
It was engraved as the frontispiece to Shakspeare and his Times, by Nathan Drake, published in London in 1817.
Medium: Stipple engraving.
Engraver: William Thomas Fry (1789-1843).
After: A cast of the monumental bust made by George Bullock (c. 1777-1818).
Date: 1817.
Condition: Toned paper, with creases and small tears in the upper left margin and an occasional oxidation spot; the image sound.