The Cast From the Face of Shakespeare After Death, 1616
Photograph
The Cast From the Face of Shakespeare After Death, 1616
ca. 1870
Albumen silver print
Image: 3 11/16 × 5 9/16 in. (9.4 × 14.1 cm)
Mount: 4 3/16 × 6 1/2 in. (10.7 × 16.5 cm)
1982.1059.0003
Inscriptions Printed on mount recto, BC: THE CAST FROM THE FACE OF SHAKSPEARE AFTER DEATH, 1616. \ London Stereoscopic Company. (Copyright). SEE OVER.
Printed on verso, C: THE CAST FROM THE FACE OF SHAKSPEARE. \ Extracts from "Friswell's Life Portraits of William Shakspeare." \ SAMPSON LOW & Co., 188, Fleet Street. \ [history of the mask]
Printed on verso, C: THE CAST FROM THE FACE OF SHAKSPEARE. \ Extracts from "Friswell's Life Portraits of William Shakspeare." \ SAMPSON LOW & Co., 188, Fleet Street. \ [history of the mask]
