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Details for Shakespeare, William

Full name: Shakespeare, William

This person or thing (agent) has been used 14 times within our collections systems.

As a maker of objects: 10 times.

Biographical note

English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language

Type of agent

Person
Creator

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Shakespeare's Tragedy of Hamlet

Maker(s)

Author: Shakespeare, William
Editor: Gollancz, Israel
Pye, Sybil
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd

An image of Portrait medallion

Portrait Medallion of William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Maker(s)

Factory: Wedgwood & Bentley
Modeler: Hackwood, William

An image of Figure

Shakespeare

Maker(s)

Production: John & Rebecca Lloyd (Perhaps)

Fob seal

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Figure

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Maker(s)

Factory: Derby Porcelain Factory

An image of Medals

William Shakespeare

Maker(s)

Issuer: Shakespeare, William (Struck in the name of)
Die-engraver: Taylor, William J.

The poems of William Shakespeare

Maker(s)

Author: Shakespeare, William
Contributor: Alexander, Peter (unidentified)
Illustrator: Parker, Agnes Miller
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Designer: Dreyfus, John
Printer: Crutchley, Brooke
Printer: University Printing House

The sonnets of Shakespeare

Maker(s)

Author: Shakespeare, William
Publisher: Hubbard, Elbert
Publisher: Roycroft Shop

The tragedy of Macbeth

Maker(s)

Author: Shakespeare, William
Illustrator: Ayrton, Michael
Contributor: Casson, Lewis
Publisher: Folio Society
Printer: Chiswick Press

The Shakespeare anthology : poems, poetical passages, lyrics

Maker(s)

Author: Shakespeare, William
Illustrator: Stone, Reynolds
Publisher: Nonesuch Press
Printer: William Brendon and Son Ltd.

The life of Timon of Athens

Maker(s)

Author: Shakespeare, William
Contributor: Scofield, Paul
Illustrator: Heeley, Desmond
Publisher: Folio Society

Songs from Shakespeare's plays.

Maker(s)

Author: Shakespeare, William
Editor: Deakin, Brian
Publisher: Officina Bodoni
Binder (person): Sotheran

A memento of the quatercentenary year of William Shakespeare 1564-1964 April 23

Maker(s)

Author: Shakespeare, William
Publisher: Stanbrook Abbey Press
Calligrapher: Adams, Margaret
Illustrator: Takumi artists
Paper maker: A. Millbourn & Co.

Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, histories, and tragedies : published according to the true originall copies.

Maker(s)

Author: Shakespeare, William
Engraver: Droeshout, Martin II
Editor: Heminge, John
Editor: Condell, Henry
Publisher: Allot, Robert
Publisher: Aspley, William
Publisher: Smethwicke, John
Publisher: Meighan, Richard
Publisher: Hawkins, Richard
Printer: Cotes, Thomas

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Agent details for Shakespeare, William" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/agent/agent-152740 Accessed: 2025-06-20 18:43:48

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