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William Shakespeare

John Quincy Adams Ward

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark gray statue of a man with a receding hairline and curly hair on the sides. Man has a mustache and goatee. He wears a collared buttoned shirt with puffy sleeves and a sash across his body. On top of the shirt he wears a jacket with puffy shoulders and hanging sleeves. The man wears short pants that are gathered at the knee. He has one hand on his hip and the other on his chest. He wears low-heeled shoes. The statue stands on a two-layered round base.

Artwork Details

Date
1870, cast after 1910
Medium
Bronze
Culture
American
Dimensions
346 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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