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The Bard? Portrait said to be Shakespeare unveiled
The Bard? Portrait said to be Shakespeare unveiled
LONDON – Scholars studying the life and times of William Shakespeare unveiled a portrait Monday believed to be the only authentic image of the Bard painted during his lifetime.
Experts at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust believe the painting was used as the basis for the enduring engraving of Shakespeare that graces the cover of the First Folio collection of his plays.
Paul Edmondson, the group's director of learning, said it was also used as a basis for the famous portrait of the playwright that hangs in the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington.
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Tags: Shakespeare, art, elizabethan, painting
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Permalink Reply by Dallas (on hiatus) on -
Here is another link to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust exhibit: http://www.shakespearefound.org.uk/
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Permalink Reply by Darwin Penda on -
I liked it so well that I changed my profile pic; Bill looked very sharp!
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Permalink Reply by Dallas (on hiatus) on
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Hey, no fair. I was thinking of using it for the LoS image, too.
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