Tragedies of William Shakespeare. The Burbage portrait. Illustrations by TD Scott and G Greatbach. Frontispiece illustration for The Complete Works of Shakespeare (London Printing and Publishing, c 1880).
Engraver: George Greatbach (1819-1884).
Richard Burbage (1567-1619) was one of Shakespeare's closest associates and his partner in their many theatre activities. They were joint owners of The Globe Theatre, together with John Heminges, Augustine Phillips and Thomas Pope. Shakespeare left him twenty-six shillings and eightpence in his will to buy a ring.
Size: 15,5x25,5 cms.
Production date: c.1880
Condition: another engraving stuck at the back from The Mode of Travelling in Turkey.