Keywords: Derby Porcelain Factory - Figure of Shakespeare - Walters 48850.jpg This figure was modeled after the statue of 1741 by Peter Scheemaeckers 1691-1781 which is in the Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey Other historical figures produced by Derby include Milton William Pitt and George III ca 1758 1765 gilt on soft-paste porcelain cm 29 5 accession number 48 850 31973 George Robinson Harding London date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 place of origin Derby England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license William Shakespeare Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Porcelain in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review Statues of writers from the United Kingdom |