Original antique steel engraving with the portrait of William Shakespeare after the so-called Janssen portrait: a bust facing forward, with a wide lace ruff and embroidered doublet, against a dark ground. Signed at the foot H. Robinson sculp. and accompanied below by a facsimile of the poet's signature.
Original antique steel engraving with the portrait of William Shakespeare after the so-called Janssen portrait: a bust facing forward, with a wide lace ruff and embroidered doublet, against a dark ground. Signed at the foot H. Robinson sculp. and accompanied below by a facsimile of the poet's signature.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: after the portrait attributed to Cornelis Janssen.
Engraver: Henry Robinson.
Date: 1833.
Source: London, Fisher, Son & Co.
Dimensions: 5.3 x 7.5 in (13.5 x 19 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with creases, bent corners and small tears at the edges; the image clean.