Shakespeare's Monument, Stratford on Avon Church

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Shakespeare's Monument, Stratford on Avon Church

Creator

Ward

British Photographer · 1870–present

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Date
1864
Medium
Albumen silver print
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum

View of William Shakespeare's funerary monument. The monument depicts Shakespeare holding a quill in one hand. His other hand is on a piece of a paper, which is resting on a pillow. The monument is topped with a shield depicting Shakespeare's coat of arms, which is bordered on either side by the allegorical figures of Rest and Labor.

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