COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL16080146
Reference Number:
Spencer 2772
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
The Droeshout portrait
Parent Work Title:
Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies, 1632
Creator:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Creator:
Droeshout, Martin, 1601-1650
Creator Role:
Engraver
Creator:
Cotes, Thomas, -1641
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1632
Publication Details:
London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, and are to be fold sic at his shop at the signe of the Blacke Beare in Pauls Church-yard.
Page/Sheet:
Title page
Description:
Droeshout's engraving of Shakespeare on the title page of the Second Folio. The engraving is signed under the image at the left, "Martin Droeshout, sculpsit.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
English literature
Subject:
Plays
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Portraits
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
People Covered:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2016-08-17
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2016-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
The Droeshout portrait
