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Figure of a Man (possibly William Shakespeare)

unknown artist

National Trust, Knole

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An oak statue of a man, possibly intended to depict William Shakespeare. The statue is roughly carved, probably English and made in the nineteenth century. The man has a pointed beard in the Elizabethan style. He wears a shirt with a wide collar, a coat, breeches which end at the knee and a pair of simple round-toed shoes with buckles. In his left hand he holds a piece of paper, inscribed with a slight variation of a passage from William Shakespeare's play, 'Hamlet', in which Hamlet laments the loss of his father in Act 1, Scene 2: 'He was a man. Take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again.' A metal ring is attached to the top of the figure's head.

National Trust, Knole

Sevenoaks

Title

Figure of a Man

Date

1800–1900

Medium

oak

Measurements

H 88 x W 30 x D 13 cm

Accession number

129549

Acquisition method

on loan from a private collection

Work type

Sculpture

Inscription description

inscribed: We / shall / never / look / on his / like / again

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National Trust, Knole

Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RP England

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