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Greater Manchester
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(Theatre Royal)

William Shakespeare

Stratford-upon-Avon 1564 - id. 1616
English poet and playwright
(Wikipedia)

Peter Scheemakers (Jr.) & artist unknown
1846

Description

The Theatre Royal in Manchester, England, opened in 1845. Above the central entrance is a niche containing a marble statue of William Shakespeare, which is based on the statue by Peter Scheemakers in Westminster Abbey (cf. the copies in Stratford-upon-Avon of 1769 and London of 1874).

Sculptors

Peter Scheemakers or Pieter Scheemaeckers II or the Younger (Antwerpen 1691 - Antwerpen 1781), Flemish-English sculptor (Wikipedia).
Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Manchester History, Theatre Royal.
Wikipedia, Theatre Royal, Manchester.
Terry Wyke and Harry Cocks, Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester, Liverpool University Press 2004, p. 107 (some parts on Google books).

Locatie (N 53°28'40" - W 2°14'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw025; Photograph: 17 June 2023
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