Writers, Artists & Performers
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare leans on a pedestal at the centre of Leicester Square, pointing to a scroll reading 'There is no darkness but ignorance'. A copy of the 1740 Westminster Abbey memorial, he has watched over the square's cinemas, premieres and street performers for 150 years.
- Subject
- William Shakespeare, playwright
- Sculptor
- Giovanni Fontana, after Peter Scheemakers
- Unveiled
- 1874
- Material
- Marble
- Location
- Leicester Square Gardens
