Martin Droeshout the Younger and Martin Droeshout the Elder
Portrait of William Shakespeare
1622
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- Artist: Martin Droeshout the Younger
- Artist: Martin Droeshout the Elder
Portrait of William Shakespeare
1622
Physical Qualities
Engraving, Sheet: 310 × 235 mm. (12 3/16 × 9 1/4 in.)
Plate: 195 × 165 mm. (7 11/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.4398
From British Museum: Martin Droeshout the Younger's name is only familiar because he happened to engrave the portrait of Shakespeare that was prefaced to the First Folio of his Works in 1623 [ULAN states that the Shakespeare portrait is more likely by his uncle, Martin the Elder]. He was the son of Michael, also an engraver, himself the second generation of a family that had emigrated from Brussels to London in about 1570. For the original engraving, see British Museum P,1.226
Inscribed: Recto: in plate: lower left corner: "Martin Droeshout sculpsit London"
Markings: CM: Claghorn
