Forgeries by William Henry Ireland of documents pretended to be in Shakespeare's hand [manuscript], ca. 1800.
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835, forger.; Ireland, Samuel, -1800.; Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835. Vortigern. Fragment.; Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835. Henry the Second. Fragment.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear. Fragment.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet. Fragment.; Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835. Anthem on the lamented death of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Charlotte.; Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. Advice to young men.; Freeman, Mrs., -1802.
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Forgeries by William Henry Ireland of documents pretended to be in Shakespeare's hand [manuscript], ca. 1800.
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Associated name
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835, forger.
Ireland, Samuel, -1800.
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835. Anthem on the lamented death of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Charlotte.
Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. Advice to young men.
Freeman, Mrs., -1802.
Ireland, Samuel, -1800.
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835. Anthem on the lamented death of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Charlotte.
Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. Advice to young men.
Freeman, Mrs., -1802.
Summary
Forged documents pretended to be in Shakespeare's hand include (2) Shakespeare's profession of faith, (6) love letter and love verses to Anne Hathaway, (7) letter to Richard Cowley the comedian, (9) receipts in connection with the Play House, (10) promissory note to John Heminge, (12) an excerpt from Vortigern, (13) excerpt from Henry II, (14) 2 pages of King Lear, (15) 1 page of Hamlet. Also signatures of other persons, a long poem said to be by Ireland's mother [ i.e. Mrs. Freeman], and a note in the hand of Samuel Ireland.
Note
Accompanying printed materials include: Cobbett's account of the Shakespeare manuscripts, taken from a copy of his Advice to young men, a copy of Ireland's "An anthem on the lamented death of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Charlotte" (privately printed in Paris), a bill of the Bookbinders' Pension Society concert, November 12, 1832 and copy of lines W.H. Ireland wrote and delivered at this benefit, and a prospectus for Shakspeare Ireland's seven ages.
Source of acquisition
Purchased from Maggs Brothers, April 1913.
Exhibited
no.6 Washington, D.C. Folger Shakespeare Library, 2016. Will and Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity.
Includes
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835. Vortigern. Fragment.
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835. Henry the Second. Fragment.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear. Fragment.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet. Fragment.
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835. Henry the Second. Fragment.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear. Fragment.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet. Fragment.
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S.b.157
Folger accession
cs570