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Figure of Shakespeare
ca. 1758-1765
gilt on soft paste porcelain
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This figure was modeled after the statue of 1741 by Peter Scheemaeckers (1691-1781) which is in the Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey. Other historical figures produced by Derby include Milton, William Pitt, and George III.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
George Robinson Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, Derby (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 7/16 × W: 6 5/8 × D: 4 5/8 in. (29.1 × 16.76 × 11.68 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.850