Portrait of Shakespeare - Antique print
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Portrait of Shakespeare
Sheet size: 17,2x26 cms.
Media: steel engraving.
Production date: 19th century.
Condition: good.
Background: This is the only portrait of Shakespeare that has a good claim to have been painted from life, and may be by a painter called John Taylor who was an important member of the Painter-Stainers' Company. The portrait is known as the 'Chandos portrait', after a previous owner, and was the first portrait to be acquired by the National Portrait Gallery, when it was founded in 1856.
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Portrait of Shakespeare
Sheet size: 17,2x26 cms.
Media: steel engraving.
Production date: 19th century.
Condition: good.
Background: This is the only portrait of Shakespeare that has a good claim to have been painted from life, and may be by a painter called John Taylor who was an important member of the Painter-Stainers' Company. The portrait is known as the 'Chandos portrait', after a previous owner, and was the first portrait to be acquired by the National Portrait Gallery, when it was founded in 1856.