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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

12yrs ago

Connected records

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William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Maker(s)

Factory: Derby Porcelain Factory

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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)

An image of Medals

William Shakespeare

Maker(s)

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

The life of Timon of Athens

Maker(s)

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

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

Shakespeare's Tragedy of Hamlet

Maker(s)

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

The tragedy of Macbeth

Maker(s)

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

Fob seal

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

The sonnets of Shakespeare

Maker(s)

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

Songs from Shakespeare's plays.

Maker(s)

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

The Shakespeare anthology : poems, poetical passages, lyrics

Maker(s)

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

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.

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Agent details for Shakespeare, William" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/agent/agent-152740 Accessed: 2024-04-20 10:12:49

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/agent/agent-152740|title=Agent details for Shakespeare, William|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 10:12:49|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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