Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Jean Marie Delatre, 1746–1840, French
Title:: Untitled: Portrait of William Shakespeare
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 x 3 7/16in. (23.7 x 8.7cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: In graphite, bottom left: "G"; engraved inscriptions: below image, at right "Delattre Sculpt." and below image, at center "London Printed for J. Bell, British Library Strand, Sept. 26th, 1786."
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1976.1.305
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: portrait
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:56573