Autograph letter signed from Lewis Wingfield, Garrick Club, to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 19th century November 20.

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Autograph letter signed from Lewis Wingfield, Garrick Club, to an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 19th century November 20.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/428976752

Wingfield asks where he could obtain a cast of the Shakespeare head in Stratford to be used to make a marble bust for the Comédie-Française.

2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7482693

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Wingfield, Lewis, 1842-1891

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...