437. Regency Silk Embroidered Sampler Anjelica Kauffmann Engraving Shakespeare’s Tomb

Stylish Hand Embroidered Silk Thread Grand Tour Gilt Framed Sampler, early Nineteenth Century, after an example of a hand engraving by Anjelica Kauffmann

Depicts an oval form view of an affluent Lady placing a wreath on Shakespear tomb, within an eglomise frame with 22carat gold glass surround on a superb giltwood frame. This is commonly titled “Fame at the Tomb of Shakespeare”

Condition: Good condition with nice patination and fresh unfaded colours, possibly never exposed to sunlight. Ready to hang.

Height: (entire including frame) 16” (40.5cm). Width: (of entire) 13.5” (34cm). Depth: 1.5” (3.5cm).

Eur.775.00.

Location: Dublin City, Ireland
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Provenance: From the Collection of Kenneth Neame, Mount Street, Mayfair, offered by Sothebys London.

An example of this beautiful offering can be viewed at The Victorian and Albert Museum, London