Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1392: William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (After Louis François Roubillac) , 1943.1392,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229719. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
