1943.1392: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1943.1392

People

After Louis François Roubillac, French (Lyon, France 1702 - 1762 London, England)

Title

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Standing Figure of Shakespeare Leaning Against a Desk

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

figure, sculpture

Date

c. 1758

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/229719

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Lead

Dimensions

26.4 x 20.1 x 14 cm (10 3/8 x 7 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
with base: 29.9 x 24 x 14 cm (11 3/4 x 9 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: back of base, graphite: By / Louis François Roubiliac [sic] / 1695-1762
• gallery label: removed from base? now in curatorial file, paper and black ink, handwritten: Shakespeare / Original model / in lead by / Louis Francis / Roubiliac [sic] / 1730

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Henry Willett, Esq., Brighton, by descent; ? to his heirs, possibly sold; [to Frederick Rathbone, London], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1910, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.1392

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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