Picture No 10039662 Date 1816 Description Portrait bust of William Shakespeare Details William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English playwright and poet, from the monumental bust at Stratford-upon-Avon. Source Engraving by William Ward from a painting by Thomas Phillips, after a cast by George Bullock, from the original bust by Gerard Johnson, published 23 April 1816 by John Britton Credit Line Mary Evans Picture Library