Shakespeare's Tragedies, Burbage Portrait - Engraving by G. Greatbach
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Original antique engraving: the frontispiece to Shakespeare's Tragedies, with the so-called Burbage portrait at the center and eight vignettes around it showing scenes from the tragedies. Lettered at the foot, T. D. Scott and G. Greatbach, with the labels The Burbage Portrait and Tragedies.
Original antique engraving: the frontispiece to Shakespeare's Tragedies, with the so-called Burbage portrait at the center and eight vignettes around it showing scenes from the tragedies. Lettered at the foot, T. D. Scott and G. Greatbach, with the labels The Burbage Portrait and Tragedies.
The portrait takes its name from Richard Burbage (1567-1619), the actor who created Shakespeare's great roles and was his partner in The Globe theatre.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: T. D. Scott.
Engraver: George Greatbach (1819-1884).
Date: Circa 1880.
Source: The Complete Works of Shakespeare; London, London Printing and Publishing.
Dimensions: 6.1 x 10.0 in (15.5 x 25.5 cm).
Condition: Sheet with creases and small tears at the edges; another engraving, The Mode of Travelling in Turkey, engraved by L. Clark and trimmed, is stuck to the back.
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Original antique engraving: the frontispiece to Shakespeare's Tragedies, with the so-called Burbage portrait at the center and eight vignettes around it showing scenes from the tragedies. Lettered at the foot, T. D. Scott and G. Greatbach, with the labels The Burbage Portrait and Tragedies.