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William Shakespeare

New York, United States of America

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is an outdoor bronze sculpture of William Shakespeare by John Quincy Adams Ward, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York. The cornerstone for the statue was laid on April 23, 1864, the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth. Eight years and one month later, on May 23,

1872, the completed statue was unveiled. Ward based the likeness on the Chandos portrait, the Stratford bust, and the engraved portrait of Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout, on the title page of Shakespeare's the First Folio. The costume was based on one worn by Edwin Booth. The pedestal for the statue was designed by Jacob Wrey Mould.

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