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This is a drawing of a film director engaged in conversation with a Shakespearean ghostly figure. The scene is illuminated dramatically, with light coming from the ghostly figure on the right. The director, seated on the left, is dressed in a suit and appears surprised, gesturing towards the figure. An old movie camera is visible in the upper left of the drawing. A caption below reads, "But surely Mr. Shakespeare two heads is better than one!"
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This is a drawing of a film director engaged in conversation with a Shakespearean ghostly figure. The scene is illuminated dramatically, with light coming from the ghostly figure on the right. The director, seated on the left, is dressed in a suit and appears surprised, gesturing towards the figure. An old movie camera is visible in the upper left of the drawing. A caption below reads, "But surely Mr. Shakespeare two heads is better than one!"

National Gallery of Art · Print

"But surely, Mr. Shakespeare, two heads is better than one"

Will Dyson

Medium
drypoint
Classification
Print
Accession number
1946.9.42
Credit line
Gift of Addie Burr Clark
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Hollywood No. 1 (?)

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Seated figure
  • Costume
  • Man

NGA object ID 32740. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.