Portraits of Shakespeare
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portraits-of-shakespeare-217-2033513
title:
Portraits of Shakespeare
text:
No contemporary physical description of William Shakespeare is known to exist. The two portraits of him that are the most famous are the engraving that appears on the title-page of the First Folio, published in 1623, and the sculpture that adorns his memorial in Stratford upon Avon, which dates from before 1623. Experts and critics have argued that several other paintings from the period may represent him, and more than 60 portraits purporting to be of Shakespeare were offered for sale to the Na
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Visual representations of William Shakespeare
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portraits_of_Shakespeare
date created:
2007-08-25T18:54:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T02:30:10Z
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image:
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