William Shakespeare has been commemorated in a number of different statues and memorials around the world, notably his funerary monument in Stratford-upon-Avon (c. 1623); a statue in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, London, designed by William Kent and executed by Peter Scheemakers (1740);[1] and a statue in New York's Central Park by John Quincy Adams Ward (1872).[2][3]
- ^ "William Shakespeare". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Memorials and Statues of William Shakespeare". Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ "William Shakespeare statue". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2008.