Keywords: William Blake - William Shakespeare - Manchester City Gallery - Tempera on canvas c 1800.jpg A head portrait of William Shakespeare He is depicted here with a faint smile wearing an Elizabethan collar surrounded by his own characters To the right of the figurehead Macbeth stands beside the three witches and to his left Hamlet observes a ghostly crowned figure A wreath of rose leaves frames his head whilst ferns fringe and decorate the top corners in white on the right and black on the left Dimensions Type Sight Height 41 cm Width 79 5 cm Depth Type Frame Height 50 8 Width 88 7 Depth 7 6 2013-08-02 23 32 14 internet Creator William Blake PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard William Blake's Shakespeare Macbeth Portraits by William Blake Portraits of William Shakespeare Paintings in Manchester Art Gallery William Blake's temperas William Blake's works commissioned by William Hayley |