Shakespeare by William Blake - Public domain portrait engraving

Shakespeare by William Blake 1800
Title: William Shakespeare
Object Name: painting
Artist/Maker: Blake, William
Role in production: artist
Place of Creation: Europe, United Kingdom, England
Date: 1800-1803 (circa)
Medium / Material: tempera
Support: canvas
Technique: tempera on canvas
Description: A head portrait of William Shakespeare. He is depicted here with a faint smile, wearing an Elizabethan collar, surrounded by his own characters. To the right of the figurehead, Macbeth stands beside the three witches and to his left, Hamlet observes a ghostly crowned figure. A wreath of rose leaves frames his head whilst ferns fringe and decorate the top corners, in white on the right and black on the left.
Dimensions
Type: Sight
Height: 41 cm
Width: 79.5 cm
Depth:
Type: Frame
Height: 50.8
Width: 88.7

Depth: 7.6