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Important English Drama including Shakespeare from the Estate of Mary, Viscountess of Eccles
2004 | USA
Lot 100 | [SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)]. BEERBOHM, Max (1872-1956). "William Shakespeare, his method
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[SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)]. BEERBOHM, Max (1872-1956). "William Shakespeare, his method of work," ca. 1904. Pen, ink and watercolor on paper, signed "Max" lower right and titled at head. 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (319 x 198 mm). Matted, framed and glazed.
An amusing caricature, in which Beerbohm depicts Shakespeare accepting the manuscript of Hamlet from Francis Bacon.
Reference: R. Hart-Davis, A catalogue of the caricatures of Max Beerbohm, London, 1972, p. 133, no. 1472.
Exhibited: Carfax Gallery, London, 1904.
Reproduced: Max Beerbohm, The Poets' Corner, 1904 and 1943.
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Important English Drama including Shakespeare from the Estate of Mary, Viscountess of Eccles
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