Gerard Johnson
(active 1616-1623), SculptorArtist associated with 13 portraits
Gerard Johnson was a sculptor who worked in Jacboean England and who is thought to have created Shakespeare's funerary monument. His father, also called Gerard Johnson, came to England in 1567 from Holland. He established himself as a monumental sculptor in London, and his son followed on in his footsteps.
after Gerard Johnson
coloured plaster cast, 1846, based on a work of circa 1620
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after Gerard Johnson
plaster cast, early 20th century, from a mid 19th century mould of a work of circa 1620
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after Gerard Johnson
plaster cast of copy of head of effigy at Stratford-upon-Avon, 19th century, based on a work of circa 1620
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Monument to William Shakespeare in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
by George Vertue, after Gerard Johnson
line engraving, circa 1700-1750 (circa 1620)
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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after Gerard Johnson
stipple engraving, (circa 1620)
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after Gerard Johnson
hand-coloured lithograph, (circa 1620)
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after Gerard Johnson
mezzotint, (circa 1620)
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Monument to William Shakespeare in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
by George Vertue, after Gerard Johnson
line engraving, circa 1700-1750 (circa 1620)
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Monument to William Shakespeare in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
after Gerard Johnson
line engraving, published 1709 (circa 1620)
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by William Ward, printed by Lahee & Co, published by John Britton, after Thomas Phillips, after George Bullock, after Gerard Johnson
mezzotint, published 23 April 1816 (circa 1620)
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by William Ward, printed by Lahee & Co, published by John Britton, after Thomas Phillips, after George Bullock, after Gerard Johnson
mezzotint, published 23 April 1816 (circa 1620)
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by William Ward, published by John Britton, after Thomas Phillips, after George Bullock, after Gerard Johnson
mezzotint, published 23 April 1816 (circa 1620)
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after Unknown sculptor, after Gerard Johnson
photographic print, early 20th century
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