[SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)]. BEERBOHM, Max (1872-1956). "William Shakespeare, his method of work," ca. 1904. Pen, ink and watercolor on paper, signed "Max" lower right and titled at head. 12½ x 7¾ in. (319 x 198 mm). Matted, framed and glazed.
[SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)]. BEERBOHM, Max (1872-1956). "William Shakespeare, his method of work," ca. 1904. Pen, ink and watercolor on paper, signed "Max" lower right and titled at head. 12½ x 7¾ in. (319 x 198 mm). Matted, framed and glazed.

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[SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)]. BEERBOHM, Max (1872-1956). "William Shakespeare, his method of work," ca. 1904. Pen, ink and watercolor on paper, signed "Max" lower right and titled at head. 12½ x 7¾ in. (319 x 198 mm). Matted, framed and glazed.

An amusing caricature, in which Beerbohm depicts Shakespeare accepting the manuscript of Hamlet from Francis Bacon.

Reference: R. Hart-Davis, A catalogue of the caricatures of Max Beerbohm, London, 1972, p. 133, no. 1472.

Exhibited: Carfax Gallery, London, 1904.

Reproduced: Max Beerbohm, The Poets' Corner, 1904 and 1943.