In the 1850s it was argued by the scientist Richard Owen that Johnson probably used a recently publicised death mask aleged to be of Shakespeare, a position represented by the painter Henry Wallis in his imaginary scene portraying Ben Jonson showing the death mask to the sculptor.
In the 1850s it was argued by the scientist Richard Owen that Johnson probably used a recently publicised death mask, a position represented by the painter Henry Wallis in his imaginary scene. This imaginary scene was portraying Ben Jonson showing the death mask to the sculptor. This recently publicised death mask was aleged to be of Shakespeare.