Image: Shakespeare

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Description: This was long thought to be the only portrait of William Shakespeare that had any claim to have been painted from life, until another possible life portrait, the Cobbe portrait, was revealed in 2009. The portrait is known as the 'Chandos portrait' after a previous owner, James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos. It was the first portrait to be acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 1856.
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Credit: Official gallery link
Author: It may be by a painter called John Taylor who was an important member of the Painter-Stainers' Company.[1]
Permission: This image is in the public domain; PD-ART; This image is in the public domain due to its age; PD-OLD-100.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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