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Portraits of William Shakespeare

  • Chandos portraitIn 1719, George Vertue wrote a note in the margin of a book that changed how historians view this image. He initially wrote Richard Burbridge's name before…
  • Droeshout portraitIn 1623, the publisher of Shakespeare's collected plays released a frontispiece that would become the most famous image of the poet.
  • Portraits of ShakespeareThe year 1623 marked the publication of the First Folio, a collection of William Shakespeare's plays that included an engraving by Martin Droeshout on its…
  • Shakespeare's funerary monumentThe monument stands inside Holy Trinity Church at Stratford-upon-Avon. It is carved from pale blue limestone. This stone comes from the Cotswold region of…