The Face & Figure of Shakespeare: How Britain's 18th century sculptors invented a National Hero

Shakespeare in the Garrick Temple.

18th April - 7th June 2009
Orleans House, Richmond, London.

The greatest 18th century sculptors - Rysbrack, Scheemakers, Cheere and Roubilliac - competed to cast the definitive portrait of Shakespeare. Exhibited together for the first time, this exhibition culminates in Roubilliac's statue commissioned by the actor David Garrick for his temple to Shakespeare in Hampton.