A SUPPLEMENT TO AN INQUIRY INTO THE OF THE SHAKSPEARE PORTRAITS, IN WHICH THE CRITICISMS OP MALONE, STEEVENS, BOADEN, AND OTHERS, are W,jamintU, ©onfirmelr, or IfCefutetr. EMBRACING the FELTON, the CHANDOS, THE DUKE OF SOMERSET'S PICTURES, THE DROESHOUT PRINT, AND THE MONUMENTS of SHAKSPEARE, AT STRATFORD, &c.j Together with an Exposfe of the spurious Pictures and Prints. By ABRAHAM WIVELL, PORTRAIT PAINTER. Hontron; Published by the AUTHOR, No. 40, Castle Street East; AND SOLD BY SiMPKiN and Marshall, Stationer's Court; JouN Merridew, Warwick; & J. Bacon, Stratfordupon-Avon. 1827. PRINTED BV W. SMITH, KING STREET, SEVEN UIALS. CONTENTS. $ UDP^. Page Remarks on a Work entitled Shaksperiana, &c. 1 827 ........ 1 Extracts from Ditto on W. H. Ireland's Portrait Forgeries , . . , 3 Shakspeare Portrait exbibited in St. James's Street, 1 827 11 Ditto in the Possession of T. Giliiland, Esq 13 A recent Discovery of two engraved Portraits of Charles II. and Robert Earl of Essex 15 Shakspeare, Portrait belonging to Captain Robinson 15 Ditto, the Property of Charles Auriol, Esq , 16 Ditto, which formerly belonged to R. Cosway, Esq., R. A 17 Ditto, in the Possession of J. W. Croker, Esq., M. P , 18 Ditto, the H-all Invisible , go Ditto, the Bellow's. Painted by W. F. Zincke 2i Ditto, Mr. Winstanley's. Ditto 22 Ditto, a Miniatnre. Ditto , 22 Ditto, belonging to Mr. Hamilton. Ditto 24 Ditto, belonging to Mr. Booth. Ditto 24 Ditto, belonging to Edward Gray, Esq. Painted by E. Holder 24 Oliver Cromwell, a Portrait altered to, by E. Holder 24 Milton, Ditto, by Ditto 24 Documents relative to a Shakspeare Portrait, belonging to Mr. Thane. Painted by W. F. Zincke „ . , . 25 Ditto, the Property of John Broster, Esq. Ditto 26 Ditto of Trinity College, Cambridge 28 Ditto, belonging to H. Rodd 29 Ditto, in the Author's Possession. Painted by W. F. Zincke. . 29 Remarks on the various engraved Portraits of Shakspeare 33 Shakspeare, Portrait in the Possession of W. Staunton, Esq... 37 Verses to the Memory of Shakspeare 4 1 Extracts from various Newspapers, &c., and Remarks thereon 42 728 DIRECTION FOR THE PLATES, The Head from Mr. Cosway's Picture to face page 105 Ditto from Mr. Agar's Print „ 149 Ditto from the Print by Simon „ 157 Ditto from W. Sharp's Print „ 169 Ditto from R. Cooper's Print .« „ 187 Ditto by R, Sawyer ..» • „ 227 The Monument in Westminster Abbey • • „ 250 Rubiliac*.* ,, 252 The Head from Mr. Gilliland's Picture, (Supplement) „ 13 Ditto from C. Auriol, Esq.'s Miniature „ IG The Monument in Pall Mall „ 40 The Print from W.F.Zincke's Picture ,, 29 Jli^rj^fLlmimt 11 ^ ojxd FOrmjER OF THx SOCIETY for the PROTECTrOK of I.IFF, from.FIRE , KitahlisTied JIarch .22'"'ld36. Adrien Carpanfierj-H/ur irMcU Scidp' '^yCl /.'■'',/"H.l'r,/>/i:,lf,/ /n.-lfl'nr//. \:--/t' ra.i-eie. Street /.'-'^f. Z.^'-'Z ^ru^raved iy W^SbU /ram a print b/£..Ccia/>er. SMAJKSFEAME,^ T.cndo7i,I'u.ilisi>&d byA.J>t^veU 40.Caj-tle Street Sast fS27. -3 - tf ^-V;vs^-c^>^^^^?! Zrn^,--;, F:yh.0._a7>!^ iv .A WivdU, 4V. Caj-Uti- Scre^t; ^a.J't 1(927. ■^ ffoUfaJp' SHAKSPEARIE. <^A^ (n^^/KtC' ,:A!-c/uyt€^ ^ri^/ri^y/^tCu /^^v^y;^y^/^ €a^ ,^;^c/ty Jfa^m^^ ^^M^/ia^ i^yu4-^^ ^^04' Zon.d/m.I^uilij'Hd iy^.Wive^U 40 Cattle- StreeiJ:ast id27. -. 'yt/lt.oCciy>Z€i/, 0-cH Xond-CTV, -Puihlished hy A Wwe.LL,40, Castle Strnet.Jiastr.JS-:'/. SUPPLEMENT. IB Mr. THOMAS GILLILAND's PORTRAIT OF SHAKSPEARE. The painting from which the above head has been cut, is evidently of antiquity, and must consequently be considered worthy of some notice. In point of art, I am sorry to say, it possesses but little merit ; for the mouth is poorly drawn, and is much on one side ; yet with these faults, it will, I have no doubt, be an interesting portrait to the curious collector, as it appears not to have been copied from any known picture or print of the poet. It is painted on canvas, and has recently been fixed upon a piece of board, by the direction of its present owner, who has written upon the back the following inscription : — " This portrait of Shakspeare I cut from a picture about three feet square, containing several other portraits in the same style of work. The picture was recently bought at the Custom House, by a picture dealer, of whom I purchased it, under a strong impression that it was painted about the time of Shakspeare, either by an artist who had seen him, or who copied a genuine portrait of the Poet now lost, as this likeness differs from all the portraits hitherto published or known." Signed Thomas Gilliland, London, April 3, 1827. The reader having seen what is Mr. Gilliland's opinion of the portrait, I will explain in a few obser- vations, that this gentleman is under a mistake as to 14 SUPPLEMENT. the origin of it. In the first place, the picture was produced by an unskilful artist, who has attempted, with little labour, to imitate various engraved por- traits of Charles I.'s reign, one of which is of that unfortunate king, represented in a high crowned hat and cloak ; it may be known by the engraving by Gaywood. Another of John de Witt, which repre- sents that disting-uished character about the ag-e of forty, this alone will testify as to the earliest time of the painting, for De Witt not being born until 1625, it could not have been done before 1665. In the picture is also introduced, a black hat and white feathers ; in the front of the hat, which is turned up, are the initials C. R. Having proved that the painting could not have been done previous to Charles II.'s reign, it now remains to show from what authority the head of Shakspeare might have been made ; as it is also like unto the other portraits done in imitation of a print, apparently with four lines of poetry under the portrait, which induces me to believe it was painted from a print of the day, now lost to the world. It may be argued in oppo- sition to my idea, that if any such a print ever did exist, it must have been known ; but as it is a fact, that there are several engraved heads of that period, and not more than one or two impressions from each plate are known to exist, therefore, it may rea- sonably be considered very likely to have been done from one now lost sight of. In support of this conjecture, I here think it proper to notice those extremely scarce prints of Joseph Harris, in the SUPPLEMENT. 15 character of Cardinal Wolsey, only two of which are supposed to exist, nor is it ascertained by whom painted or engraved. A discovery also of two engraved portraits has recently been made by Messrs. Colnaghi and Co. Pall Mall East, of the following distinguished personages : — Robert Earl of Essex, on horse- back, with a view of the battle of Edge Hill in the distance ; in a sheet descriptive of the victories obtained by God's mercies, by the armies of the Commonwealth. Published by J. Ricraft. Charles II., as King of Scotland, in armour, on horseback, a battle in the distance ; on a sheet of letter-press, descriptive of his coronation in Scotland, and a severe animadversion on his character. Published by Ibbetson, the year of his coronation. As to the resemblance which the portrait of Shak- speare bears to the most established pictures and prints of him, I am unable to observe but little ; in fact it is a work of art so rude, that from whatever authority done, I can have but little faith of its likeness to the poet ; but its antiquity and curiosity alone induces me to give to the public the engraving from it by Mr. W. Holl, who has, with his usual ability, done ample justice to the original. I have lately been favoured by Captain Robinson, (of Portland Road) with a sight of his portrait of 16 SUPPLEMENT. Shakspeare. The picture possesses much merit as to the expression of the countenance, which is that of merriment or of a punster. The beard is precisely like that of the preceding picture. The name of Shakspeare is upon the back ground, but of a modem date, compared to when the painting was first done, for there is in this, like most others, strong evidence of re-paint upon it. The face bears no resemblance to any other portrait of the poet out of the number that 1 have seen. It was purchased by Captain Robinson, for a small sum of money, of a barber in the country, about thirty years back, and this gentleman sets a great value upon it, as he conceives it to be a genuine portrait of Shakspeare. At page 209 I have made some remarks upon the miniature of Shakspeare, in the possession of Charles Auriol, Esq. to whose kindness I am now greatly indebted for the loan of it for engraving, and which print, I flatter myself, will satisfy my readers as to the justness of my observations thereon. In the Shaksperiana, 1827, p. 31 in the preface, is this notice of the portrait as it was when seen by its writer : — " To the bottom was appendant a pearl ; intending to infer, no doubt, that the original was the pearl of men. It is with great diffidence we venture to give an opinion on a point of so much delicacy as the present ; but we must candidly confess, there appears upon the face of this picture, a stamp of undoubted originality.'' SHAKSFEARE,. .//^'eS^v^Af/^/^^^^^^/^^ (?/ (/'/m'U(:^'J>^' I SUPPLEMENT. l7 Mr. COSWAY's PORTRAIT of SHAKSPEARE. Much lias been said upon this picture by Mr. Boaden, which is given in the former part of this work, without a single comment thereon by myself, having deferred it until the present time, with the hope that chance might, some day, bring me to a sight of the portrait, and through the intercession of Mr. Stanley, of Bond Street, it has been placed in my hands by Miss Jones, of Upper Berkeley Street, We are informed by Mr. Boaden, that " Mr. Cosway, Sir W. Beechey, and himself agreed, that it was unquestionably a head by Zucchero" ; whether it is, or is not painted by that artist, I am unable to decide, not having sufficient knowledge of his works, but I will endeavour to prove that the opinions of the above three gentlemen will appear rather doubtful, when compared with what I have to show to the contrary, and that it very possibly was painted by Lucas Francois. This information came to me from Mr. Smith, of Great Marlborough Street, whose great experience and knowledge of the works by the old masters is such, that I have the fullest confidence in his judgment. Mr. Smith further states, that in the academy at Amsterdam, there are several paintings by Francois, both historical and portrait, and that he has not the least hesitation in saying the above head is by him. Lucas Fran- cois was bom at Mecklin, in 15T4; and died at his D 18 STTPPLEMENT. native place in 1643. That he ever came to England is not ascertained. Therefore, allowing the portrait to have been painted by him, we cannot admit of its being an original of Shakspeare ; and the only question that remains to be decided, is, does it resemble any other portrait of the poet ? In my judgment it is very like what is called the Jansen portrait of Shakspeare, not only in the contour, but in the features generally, allowing for the inclination forward of the head, which is handsome to the extreme. As a picture it is much superior to the Jansen portrait ; and those that can give credit to one as being Shakspeare, may equally believe in the other. An ino-enious friend has suofo^ested the followino- observation to me, " Although it is now too late for to elucidate facts as to the originality of the portrait, yet a conjecture may be given, so as not to make it entirely doubtful as to being a portrait of Shake- speare, as it might have been copied by a foreigner from an original sent abroad." The same maybe suggested in the case of the Jansen* picture, or * At page 113 I have remarked, that the portrait of Shak- speare in the possession of J. W. Croker, Esq., M. P., is a copy from the Jansen portrait of the poet. Mr. Croker, in some obserTalions on that point, differs with me. I have only to remark, that 1 adhere to -what I have asserted, and which is supported by Mr. Boaden; and I have no hesitation to say, that any experienced artist or dealer in paintings, would also be of the same opinion. Mr. Croker bought the picture of Mr. Swaby, of Wardour Street. SUPPLEMENT. 19^ any other doubtful portrait, but it can have no weight without some proof that such was the case. It is rather remarkable that Mr. Cosway should possess this portrait for twenty-five years, according to Mr. Boaden's statement, and that neither of them should say from whence Mr. Cosway got it. I have not been able to give an opinion upon the name " Guglielm Shakspeare," (spoken of by Mr. Boaden) as an accident has happened which split the panil in two, in consequence the name has been planed away, and ' W. Shakspeare' painted in another place. This i& a circumstance now very much against the portrait as one of the poet, for were it possible to have ascertained that the name had been put on at the time of painting it, or even near to the time, that would have proved more in its favour as a Shakspeare, than all I have been able to advance for it as such. The engraving taken from the above portrait by Mr. W. Holl, is faithfully delineated. The picture is the property of Miss Jones, for whose kindness in the loan of it, I beg to return my best thanks. It was to this lady that Mr. Cosway had lent the por- trait, which Mr. Boaden has mentioned, see page 167 of this work. The miniature that is also there spoken of, is by her, and is now in her possession, which is very beautifully executed ; in fact, I do not know of any female artist who has exhibited so much taste in design, together with good drawing d2 20 SUPPLEMENT. and colouring, as are to be seen in a collection of miniatures by herself, and in her possession. Her series of portraits of the late Princess Charlotte, arc well deserving a place in his Majesty's collection. THE H— ALL INVISIBLE SHAKSPEARE. I have been given to understand that there is a gentleman, resident in London, or its vicinity, who possesses a Shakspeare of undoubted originality ; be this as it may, I have waited for a sight of it for about four months, and sacrificed much of my time by trying to bring him to the scratch, but he fights shy; yet I see no reason for his doing so, according to the sum of money offered for the portrait, which is no less than one thousand pounds, and more especially as the gentleman possesses documents to prove that the picture even belonged to the poet himself; " but this from rumour s tongue I idly heard; if true, or false, I knoio not.'' It must be recollected, that I have already smashed the estimated value of one portrait in Portland Place, from five hundred pounds to , but should the proprietor of the invisible Shakspeare think proper to give me a glimpse of it, fair play will be shown; and, without saying to whom it belongs, I have said H-all, that is necessary upon the occasion. SUPPLEMENT. 21 AN ADDITIONAL ACCOUNT OP TALMA'S PORTRAIT OF SHAKSPEARE. " How green are you, and fresh in this old world.'* The early part of this year, 1827, owing to the death of Tahna, the above portrait, with its appen- dages, were sold by auction in France for the sum of three thousand one hundred francs. During the sale it was stated, that the painter was a Flemish artist, of the name of Probus ; and that on one occasion, when the tragedian had been visited by Mr. Charles Lamb, the latter being shown the picture, fell upon his knees, and kissed it with idola- trous veneration. It has since been brought to this country by Mr. M. F. Wartelle, a dealer in pictures, who took up his residence at the Paris Hotel, in the Haymarket ; surely, this is similar to carrying coals to Newcastle ! However, having conversed with him as to its originality, he gave every symptom of being much in the dark, for he innocently said, on showing it to me, " It was de ou original portrait de Shakspeare peint a temps Elizahelh^^ and it proved in vain for me endeavouring to convince him to the contrary; therefore, I invited him to visit me for the purpose of seeing my printed account of it, which was on the eve of appearing before the public ; he did so ; but whether he thou"ht 22 SUPPLEMENT. differently of his unfortunate speculation, after having read it, I do not know, as he took his leave without making any remark, and in a few days left England for France. During: the communications between Mr. Ireland and Mr. Allen, (for the above picture, see p. 203), I have since learnt that the latter had in reserve a curi- ous miniature of Shakspeare, which he had received from Mr. Foster, the original vender of these fabri- cations, and it proves also to be manufactured by Zinckc.* Thus have mankind preyed upon one another, and with colours fairer than their deeds, painted their foul ends. The account that I shall now give of the above miniature is an extract from part of a letter to Mr. Ireland, taken from tlie Shaksperiana, (page xxix. in the preface :) — " I should not have written to you now so soon, had I not to inform you, that I have been so for- tunate as to purchase another Shakspeare portrait. A miniature — a gem! — in a most curiously carved frame of the time ; and what makes it more valuable, with an inscription of about fourteen lines of poetry by Ben Jonson; and signed by him, " Thyne owne Ben Jonson :" ! ! I thought it * The origin of Mr. Winstanley's Shakspeare portrait (see page 209) was purchased by Mr. Zincke of a Mr. Piercy. The lieadwas then that of an alderman, together with his wife, in one picture. The alderman was made into an Oliver Cromwell, and the lady was transmogrified into the Shakspeare. SUPPLEMENT. 23 right to apprise you of this acquisition imme- diately, as it may govern you in the disposal of your own. The inscription on the latter is not in basso-relievo, as on jours, but equally, or perhaps, more legible. If you write on the subject, I must get you to give a page or two of description to mine." " My price, for the latter portrait, to you, 1250 francs (more than fifty pounds sterling), " prompt ! If I keep it, I shall expect one hundred guineas for it at least." " The lines accompanying the above miniature, were communicated in a subsequent letter, and ran as follow : — *' Ah^ haplesse, happie youthe^ whose luckiefaulte^^^ " Did banyshe thee to fortune and to fame y" '' Iladsi thou ne''erjled Grimme Lazs>''s assaulte," " Had the worldc echo''d with a Shakspeare''s name.'''' *' Butte for thy tryck of youth so wylde,'''' " Had we ne'er known thee fancy'' s chylde^^'' " Butte for the buck''s delicious haunch,'''' " With which thou wont to glutt thy paunch.'''' *' Had Tragyck, Comicke, or Historick Muse'" " £'er charmed the Brytish Thronge,'" " We must not, nay we cannot chuse,'' " Butte saye to naughtie appetyte,"" *■'■ To thee we owe oure soules delyghte," " To thee the pray'' r belonge." " Thyne'' *' Owne" '• B. Jo/ison." 24 SUPPLEMENT. Mr. HAMILTON'S PORTRAIT. " The above gentleman, residing at Dublin, has another portrait of the poet, equally emcnating from the talents of Zincke, who, not content with a display of the pictorial art, has, in this instance, added some curious verses and a very faceous history of the picture, which are inscribed on the back of the performance. This bijoux was purchased at Neat's, in 'Change Alley, for a very considerable sum of money." Vide Shaksperiana, No. IX. page xix. in the preface. Thus " are eyes made the fools a" the other senses." Mr. Booth, whom I have mentioned at page 1G2, possesses a Shakspeare of Zincke's* making. It is rather small and in a standing position, with a wand in his left hand. The figure is dressed in the habit of a magician ; on his right side is a * I think it my duty here to correct a mistake which is in the note at page 183. Mr. Holder has since told me, that the picture of Oliver Cromwell, there mentioned, was taken to Mr. Dunford, by his nephew ; but Mr. Zincke acquaints me, that he was employed by Mr. Holder, and did sell to Mr. Dunford a fictitious portrait of Milton. Who is the dupe ? I am informed by Mr. Foster, that he sold to Edmund Gray, Esq. of Hornsey, a copy of the Dunford Shakspeare for five guiiieas, which is also made by Edward Holder. SUPPLEMENT. 25 table; iijx)!! it are two books, upon one is written " As you like it.'' The other, upon which he is resting his right hand, " The Tempest.^' Above the head are some ariel figures, and at the top of the frame is carved in the wood " Mao-us." At the back of the picture is some writing in Zincke's own hand, and in the following stile of wording: — " Notte unapdiie hath y° authour of y^ inscription affixed in front, applyed y^ tytle magus unto y*^ manne whose poindrayture he has here enlyvened. Unto whom but Williame Shakespeare cann bee ascribed y*"- power of leadinge and gourring our passions as with y^ wande of a magicianne,"* &c. The following inscriptions were presented to me by Mr. Zincke, as having formerly been stuck upon the portrait of Shakspeare, noiu Mr. Tliane's, (See notes, pages 198 and 199.) " Two scraps of paper were stuck on the straining frame. The first of old paper and in an old law hand, dated 1709, and signed J. A. contained the following information : — The extreme rarity of the portraits of our bard, seems to be accounted for by the inscription under the Head. It arose doubtless from the reluctance (peculiar to some persons) he felt to sitting for his portrait, and that, consequently, * This is the only composition that the writer of the above ever omitted taking a copy of. 26 SUPPLEMENT. the artist had been under the necessity of having recourse to stealth, in procuring this Hkeness." '' J. A. 1709." The second scrap contained the following : — " The period when the above was written, the observation respecting the scarcity of Shakspeare portraits might have held good; but now thanks to the knavish industry of certain pseudo-artists, that cause for complaint is completely done away ; — witness ye Lambeth manufacturers, &c. &c. But can your spurious abortions stand the test of comparison with the head on the other side. — Faugh!" I was lately invited by Mr. Broster, of Cadogan Place, for the purpose of seeing a picture of anti- quity, in his possession, and of Shakspeare. The next morning I waited upon this gentleman, and on seeing the portrait, I recognized it to be one which Mr. Zincke had shown to me about four months previous. It was then quite finished, as far as regards the painting, and only wanted that which is necessary for the curing of hams, before it would hit the taste of a customer; and, according to the account given of it by the dealer to Mr. Broster, it actually had been so done ; it having undergone a complete salivation in the cleansing of it by himself. Whenever I think of Mr. Zincke's discolourinir his portraits to give them the appearance of age, it greatly reminds me of Hogarth's celebrated print SUPPLEMENT. 27 of Old Time smokins: of Pictures ; in which is represented the sage gentleman, with a bald head, giving vent to the suction of the smolve from a pipe which he is puffing on a dark landscape picture, that has already suffered by a deep incision from the scythe. Although Mr. Broster was rather surprised at the knowledge I had of the picture, and must feel dis- appointed in consequence, yet in the end, he was amused by telling me of the contrary opinions that had been given upon it by some of his friends. The figure in the picture is rather small, and is represented looking at you with an expression of thought. In his right-hand is a pen, and before him a scroll of paper on a table. In the left-hand corner, and in the back ground, hangs some drapery, full of pattern, and upon the whole is a well designed picture. In the centre of the top of the frame is the word 0£»»ff'i*of. At the back of the frame, which is ebony, is stuck a piece of paper, with these two lines of poetry upon it : — '^ Full of the iaspyringe Godde beholde himme here, Apollo's founde sonne, sweene Shakspeare." — B. J. I had been given to understand, from an expe- rienced dealer in prints, that there was in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge, a portrait of Shak- speare, which i ought to see, as it is considered, at e2 28 SUPPLEMENT. the above place, a genuine picture by Mark Garrard, and held in the highest estimation. As this account is supported in a recent pubhcation, ^\ith the addition of its being a half-length portrait,* it is of too much importance to be allowed to pass un- noticed, and " who could refrain that had a heart to love," not to go to the College to see it. I had been told in London, and at Cambridge, that I must not expect permission to make a copy from the picture, as great interest had already been made for an engraving to be taken, which was refused. Upon entering the library, wherein this gem of art was deposited, there was strong evidence that it was too precious to be viewed like unto other pictures, by close inspection, for it was placed at least six feet from an open carved wood door, through which I was obliged to see it, and to my surprise, found it was no more than a wretchedly bad executed copy f of the Chandos picture, and no half-length portrait as above, described ; — so much for the seat of learnina: ! It has frequently been reported that Mark Garrard had painted Shakspeare, but nobody knows from whence it originated. Mr. Dunford caught at this very name, in order to show hi's judgment on the picture, altered to the poet by E. Holder, see p. 178. * ^' New Guide to Cambridge." + For a former notice of this, see note p. 54. SUPPLEMENT. 29 Mr. RoDD, a dealer in paintings, lias a portrait of Shakspeare, which was done ahout the year 1700. It is rather a small, but an interesting picture ; it bears some resemblance to the Chandos portrait, it has got the ring in the ear, and painted with the same light and shade, and is well coloured. The frill is plaited, with two tassels in front. The lower part of the canvas is ornamented with a dagger and the tagic mask, which decorations induce me to think it mio'ht have been desioned for an engraving to some theatrical work. In the circle, which terminates the boundary of the portrait, is written " Shakspeare.'^ The last portrait that I have to notice of the spurious Shakspeare's, is now in my possession. It has been painted very recently by Mr. W. F. Zincke, alias Ben Jonson, alias R. Bvrbage, &c. &c. The portrait is an oval, upon a kit-cat length canvas, but is not quite so wide. I think that I may say with truth, that it is the most succesful effort to deceive the unwary, or even the experienced con- noisseur, ever done. Mr. Zincke in painting the head, seems to have had an eye to the bust of the poet at Stratford, the costume being very similar. There are, in addition, two tassels attached to the shirt collar, which seems to be a favourite embellish - nient of the artist's, for there are very few of his pic- 30 SUPPLEMENT. tures of the poet without them. The face is a front view, and well drawn, with a jocular expression, well suited for a smile at the credulous. It is much cor- roded with dirt, and might pass equally as well for Dusty Bob, in the farce of Tom and Jerry, as for the Bard of Avon. In addition to the portrait are some historical designs, in allusion to the anecdotes told of Shak- speare holding of horses at the theatre in London, and of his quitting Stratford on account of deer stealing. The poet is represented on the left side of the painting, in the act of stepping forward with his gun, as if in sight of some game, and a dog is at his feet, starting in the same direction. Upon the other side of the picture he is represented in a graceful attitude, holding a horse. All these figures are very beautifully expressed, and show, that had Zincke been brought up to the arts, he would have been an ornament to the profession. The few lines of poetry, that are given at p. 23, in allusion to one of these scenes, are equally worthy of commendation. Under the oval are the following words, in gold letters, ' Paynted by me, R. Bvrhage.'' At the top of the oval, are two branches of the palm and oak, extended over the head. Above the former is an inscription in Greek, to which, as well as for the verses,* &c. under the portrait, I beg to * The above poetry has beeu thought so very highly of by a W ^fftifj^nifi mvanvocs mYHtaytfrnoY Sofitbi : if OnyfOJ^m* h*j Gyffesijovi.ci lacseowe ^0 ^H(i, FSS°.®.I1LC ^'^©^IM'V©, e®© soots© rVVLFCIULlD) f "Thelarth hath buMk^,a,s the Water luitA ,,ind IVJ.^ IS ofth^-m ," IrndcnJitbUjTu-J bv A.M^eB^O ut-nle Street East Ifiil. SUPPLEMENT. 81 refer my readers to the engraving, by Richard Sawyer, which is a faithful representation, in every respect, of the original, and I conceive an admira- ble illustration to the life of the poet. On the stretcher, at the back, two scraps of paper are pasted, one appearing to be a favourable critique on the sonnet under the head, as follows : — " The swanne of Avonne doth in the sonnette under the head, appeare to be singing his requiem or songe of deathe ; it is in the style ejaculatorie — broken, inter- rupted, and stronglie expressive of that restlessness, which oft forerunneth the downfall of our frayle mortalle tenements, and whych (heu proh dolor), proved an omenne butt too soon accomplysht in the premature and deeplie lamented departure of my beloved friende, and the world's universallye admired, William Shakspere." — B. J. The second scrap contained these words : — " Henry Spelman, Eqs. ; the gyfte of John Sclden, Esq., the 4th daye of May, 1640." The artist, in order to give an appearance of originality to the portrait, as having been done in the life time of the poet, has had recourse to the means of splicing two pieces of canvas, one at the top and the other at the bottom of the picture ; gentleman, of the highest literary attainments, that he begged of the author of them a copy, which copy was presented to him by Mr. Zinckej who styles the gentleman a first-rate connoisseur. 32 SUPPLEMENT. signifying, I have no doubt, that as the poet was since dead, it was necessary to add tlie date of tlie month, year, and age of him. And further, that the job should be made more complete, he then lined the wliole with a piece of canvas, that is nearly new; yet its appearance is such, that it might pass for the age of a century. What is there not ingenious man contrives, To filch our senses, and deceive our eyes. The above portrait I have purchased of Mr. Zincke, solely for the ingenuity he has displayed in it ; and I regret that it did not lay in my power to reward him adequately to his merits ; not that I conceive such works are honourable to their maker, Or ought to be encouraged, but at the same time it is most pitiable to see an old man, for the want of a more honest employment, obliged to have recourse to such means as fabricating portraits of Shakspeare, or otherwise starve. I have only to observe, that as the above picture now belongs to nie, I have the consolation of having, perhaps, stopped its progress over land and sea, where it might have become like the bellows concern, once the admiration of a dupe, which would have caused him to become a laughing stock for the remainder of his life. I therefore conceive that the foregoing specimens of fabricated pictures of the poet, are sufficient to guard any person against them in future ; and he who thinks, that an original portrait of Shakspeare may as yet be found, it will be necessary for him that seeks it, to be at the time like Argus — all eyes ! SUPPLEMENT. 3B *rhe folloiving list of Engraved Portraits of Shak^ speare are numbered according to the situation each would have been placed in the former part . of this work, were it possible to Iiave seen them in time. No. 7.— Sam. Ireland, fee. 1796. This print is nothing more than an etching outline, and the frontispiece to a work, entitled " Miscellaneous Papers and Legal Instruments, under the hand and seal of William Shakspeare, 179o." It is something of a coun- terfeit of the Droeshout print, but very badly done. (See page 4, in the Supplement.) No. 8.— W. H. Worthington, sculpt. 1825. This print is extremely well done in the line manner, but is not very like the original. It is published in an edition of his Plays, by William Pickering, Chancery Lane. No. 14. — Augustus Fox, sculpt. 1825. The inscription upon this plate tells us that it was done from a picture by T. Stodard, which was made from Droeshout's print. It is a very small oval, and is neatly engraved. Published by Pickering. No. 22. — N. Parr, sculpt, in a small oval, about the size of a shilling. No. 23. — Another has been done in wood for Tonson's edition of the Plays, 1774. It is altogether about the size of a dollar. F 34 SUPPLEMENT. No. 29. — Robert Cooper, sculpt, about the year 1825. This is a very well engraved plate from Vertue's large print, 1719, and does Mr. Cooper more credit than any other head of Shakspeare engraved by him. It is pub- lished by W. Cole, 10, Newgate Street. No. 37 — Is a copy from No. 36. Its size is 12mo. I have no name or date. No. 47. — W. Staunton, Esq. has, in his collection, a copy reversed, it is well engraved, but being cut close to the plate, I am not able to give the name by whom it was done. No. 48 — H. Lips, sculpt. This print is a copy from Houbraken's for a German edition of Lavater. I have mistakenly stated it to be a copy of another engraving, see No. 82, which should have been thus: — Opiz, delt. Coup, sculpt. The last mentioned is from the " Urania," 8vo. No. 50.— W. HoU, sculpt, from No. 49. It is one of a set of near two hundred portraits, I be- lieve, published by Harrison and Co. Under the head are about forty lines of Biography. It is rare to be met with, without the whole work, which is a very interesting series of portraits and lives. No. 64. — Zoust, pinxt. T. Woolnoth, sculpt. This engraving is published by M. J. Godwin, 1809. No. 65. — Zoust, pinx. W. Holl, sculpt, from an en- graving by Simon. This is one of the series of portraits belonging to the SUPPLEMEINT. B5 present work, of which too much cannot be said in its praise, both as to the fidelity of the likeness to the original print, and the beauty of the workmanship. No. 66.— A. Wivell, delt. W. Holl, sculpt. This is one of the series of portraits belonging to this work, (see page 13, in the Supplement.) No. 67. — Is an outline from Mr. Winstanley's portrait of Shakspeare, see page 209. I have no name of the engraver. No. 68. — W. Holl, sculpt, from the print by R. Cooper, after Mr. Stace's picture. This is but a sketch, though very like the original print. It is one of the series belonging to this work. No. 70. — W. Holl, sculpt, from the print by W. Sharp, made from the Dunford picture, now the property of W. Cattley, Esq. In the copying of this print Mr. Holl has made some trifling improvements, by making the mouth more correct to the original, as well as other parts. This print is one of the series of portraits belonging to this work. No. 72. — James Newton, sculpt. 1783, published by John Willis, 16, Ludgate Street, London. No. 73.— No name. A head of Shakspeare, in a square, an aquseforti)^ etching, and of great rarity, in the collection of W. Staunton, Esq. I have no knowledge from what picture it is done. f2 136 SUPPLEMENT. No. 74. — W. F. Zincke, pinxt. R. Sawyer, sculpt. This engraving is the one published in this work ; for an account of the picture, see page 31, in the Supplement. No. 75.— J. Pass, sculpt. 1827. This print is decidedly a copy from C. Turner's mez- zotinto. It is of a less size, and in an oval, the face is engraved in dots, and the dross and back ground in line ; although it possesses the smallest degree of excellence in the art of engraving, yet much of the character of the original is preserved. No. 80.— R. Page, sculpt. 1826. This engraving is the frontispiece to the Beauties of Shakspeare, which is a remarkably small and neat volume. No. 81. — Hilliard, pinxt. B. IIoll, sculpt, from a beau- tiful proof engraving by Mr. Agar, before the letters ; in which Mr. Holl has done himself great credit as to the fidelity of his work. Mr. Phillips, the Academician, acquaints me, that the late Mr. Boswell and himself waited upon Sir James Bland Burges, for the purpose of inspecting the miniature, when it was taken from its case, in order to examine the back of it, but there was no writing to lead them to any proof of its originality. No. 83. — W. Holl, sculpt, from the miniature in the possession of Charles Auriol, Esq. Mr. Holl has made this engraving extremely like the original, (see page 209, and in the Supplement, page 16.) No. 84. — No name of painter or engraver. William Shakespeare, a profile in an oval and mez- SUPPLKMKNT. 37 zolintOj* Very scarce, published by Robert Stewart, 287, New Great Turnstile, Holborn, March 6th, 1779. No. 89. — A very common engraved head has also been published by W. Darton, 58, Holborn. No. 91. F. Collyer, sculpt. 1810. I have no doubt but this print is done from No. 90. No. 93.— John Cochran, sculpt. 1827. The reader will perceive that No. 93, is stated to be done by myself. I beg to observe, that having nearly completed the plate, I had an accident which destroyed it so much as to make it unfit for publication, and Mr. Cochran's is its substitute; 1 have only one impression from my own plate. No. 95. — H. Gravelot, sculpt, from the print of the Monument, by G. Vertue, very rare. No. 99.— J. Thompson, sculpt. 1816. Two wood cuts representing the front and profile of the • I have been favoured with a sight of the above engraving, which is in the possession of W. Staunton, Esq. of Longbridge, Warwiclcshire, in whose collection is also the print by Miller, see No. 43, page 238. I have no doubt but the above print was done from the one by Miller, or from the same authority. This gentleman has a very excellent copy of the Jansen portrait of Shakspeare, upon a three-quarter canvas, which is also painted in an oval, like that in Mr. Croker's possession, but with some trifling dif. ference in the pattern of the doublet. I apprehend that this copy will be quite sufficient to set all doubt at rest, as to the originality of Mr. Croker's portrait of the poet, for a previous remark on which see page 18, in the note of AND ITS VICINITY, ILLUSTRATIVE OP THE BIOGRAPHY OF SHAKSPEARE, BY WILLIAM RIDER. The above Ftckings ivill embrace the following subjects : CHARLECOTE HALL, Formerly the residence of Sir lliomas Lucy. THE KEEPER'S LODGE, IN FULBROKE PARK, In which Shakspeare was detained on a charge of Deer-stealing. THE HOUSE IN WHICH SHAKSPEARE WAS BORN, At Stratford-upon-Avon. THE COTTAGE OF ANNE HATHAWAY, The Wife of Shakspeare. 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