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Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare
Hampton
Title
William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
Medium
resin & marble
Measurements
H 172 x W 130 x D 70 cm;
Plinth: H 118 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
LDORL : 03315
Acquisition method
on loan from the Trustees of the British Museum
Work type
Statue
Signature/marks description
engraved on left side: L. F. Roubiliac inv.t et sc.t / MDCCCLLVIII.
Inscription description
gold lettering on plinth: A REPLICA AFTER THE / MARBLE STATUE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE / BY L. F. ROUBILIAC, DATED 1758, / WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED FOR THIS TEMPLE / BY DAVID GARRICK / AND BEQUEATHED TO THE NATION BY HIM. / Loaned to the Temple Trust / by the Trustees of the British Musseum.