William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (after Peter Scheemakers)
after Peter Scheemakers (Antwerp 1691 - Antwerp 1781)
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1750 - circa 1850
Materials
Glazed earthenware
Measurements
420 x 310 x 200 mm
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 513431
Summary
Glazed earthenware, Staffordshire, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (after Peter Scheemakers). After monument by Scheemakers in Westminster Abbey. Leaning on triangular pedestal modelled with bust portraits of Elizabeth I, Henry V, Richard III.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
after Peter Scheemakers (Antwerp 1691 - Antwerp 1781) , sculptor