William Shakespeare

attributed to John Taylor
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1600s
On display in Room 4 at the National Portrait Gallery
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William Shakespeare

after Gerard Johnson
plaster cast, (circa 1620)
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William Shakespeare

after Gerard Johnson
plaster cast of copy of head of effigy at Stratford-upon-Avon, (circa 1620)
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William Shakespeare

by Martin Droeshout
engraving, 1632 or 1663-1664
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William Shakespeare

after Gerard Johnson
coloured plaster cast, 1846 (circa 1620)
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William Shakespeare

after John Faed
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864 or before
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Unknown gentleman, possibly Sir Thomas Overbury, previously known as William Shakespeare

by Richard Earlom, after Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist
mezzotint, (circa 1610)
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William Shakespeare

by Martin Droeshout, printed by Thomas Cotes, printed for Robert Allot
line engraving, 1632
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William Shakespeare

by Martin Droeshout
line engraving, 1685
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William Shakespeare

by John Simon, after Gilbert Soest
mezzotint, early 18th century
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Monument to William Shakespeare in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon

by George Vertue, after Gerard Johnson
line engraving, circa 1700-1750 (circa 1620)
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William Shakespeare

by Michael Vandergucht
line engraving, 1709
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Monument to William Shakespeare in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon

after Gerard Johnson
line engraving, published 1709 (circa 1620)
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William Shakespeare

by and sold by George Vertue
line engraving, 1719
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William Shakespeare

by George Vertue
line engraving, 1719
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William Shakespeare

by and sold by George Vertue
line engraving, 1719
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'Poets and Philosophers of England'

by John Simon
mezzotint, mid 18th century
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'Poets and Philosophers of England'

by John Simon
mezzotint, mid 18th century
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William Shakespeare

by Gerard Vandergucht
line engraving, probably mid 18th century
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Three wax impressions taken from David Garrick's seal (his arms, his monogram and a portrait of William Shakespeare)

after Unknown artist
three wax seal impressions on paper, mid 18th century
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William Shakespeare

after Unknown artist
stipple and line engraving, mid to late 18th century
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William Shakespeare

after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid to late 18th century
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Memorial to William Shakespeare for poets' corner in Westminster Abbey

by Andrew Miller, after Peter Scheemakers
line engraving, 1741
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William Shakespeare

by Jacobus Houbraken
line engraving, 1747
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William Shakespeare

possibly by Henry Brocas the Elder
stipple engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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David Garrick; William Shakespeare

by J. Miller
stipple engraving, late 18th century
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William Shakespeare

by John Hall, probably after John Taylor
line engraving, published 1785
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William Shakespeare

by John Goldar, probably after John Taylor
line engraving, published 1785
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William Shakespeare

by Unknown artist
electrotype, 19th century
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William Shakespeare

by Charles Warren
line engraving, 1806
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Memorial portrait of William Shakespeare

by Thomas Woolnoth, published by Mary Jane Godwin, after Gilbert Soest
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1809 (circa 1605-1681)
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William Shakespeare

by Robert Cooper
stipple engraving printed in colour, published 1811
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William Shakespeare

by William Ward, published by John Britton, after Thomas Phillips, after George Bullock, after Gerard Johnson
mezzotint, published 23 April 1816 (circa 1620)
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William Shakespeare

by James Heath, published by Jones & Co, probably after John Taylor
stipple engraving, published 1822
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William Shakespeare with Lucretia and Collatinus

by Richard Sawyer, after William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1827 (1655)
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William Shakespeare

by Benjamin Holl, published by Abraham Wivell, after Laurence Hilliard
stipple engraving, published 1827 (circa 1620)
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Unknown man, possibly a poet, formerly known as William Shakespeare

by William Holl Sr, published by Abraham Wivell
line engraving, published 1827 (circa 1600)
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William Shakespeare

by G.F. Storm
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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William Shakespeare

by T.W. Harland, after Laurence Hilliard
stipple engraving, 1840 (circa 1620)
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William Shakespeare

by Benjamin Holl, published by George Virtue, after Jacobus Houbraken
stipple engraving, published 1840
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William Shakespeare

by Richard James Lane, after Thomas Baxter
lithograph, 1853
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William Shakespeare

by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, after Thomas Baxter
lithograph, published February 1853
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Hero v. Bard (William Shakespeare; Giuseppe Garibaldi)

by Unknown artist
wood engraving, 1864
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William Shakespeare

by Sir George Scharf, after Unknown artist
pencil, 29 April 1871
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William Shakespeare

by Charles William Sherborn
line engraving, 1876
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William Shakespeare

by Unknown photographer, after Unknown sculptor, after Gerard Johnson
photographic print, early 20th century
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William Shakespeare

after a painting attributed to John Taylor
chromolithograph, (circa 1610)
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Unknown gentleman, possibly Sir Thomas Overbury, previously known as William Shakespeare

by Richard Earlom, after Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist
mezzotint, (circa 1610)
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William Shakespeare

after Gerard Johnson
stipple engraving, (circa 1620)
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William Shakespeare

after Gerard Johnson
hand-coloured lithograph, (circa 1620)
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William Shakespeare

after Gerard Johnson
mezzotint, (circa 1620)
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William Shakespeare

by Martin Droeshout, printed by Isaac Jaggard, printed by Edward Blount
line engraving, 1623
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William Shakespeare

by and sold by George Vertue
line engraving, 1719
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Memorial to William Shakespeare for poets' corner in Westminster Abbey

after Hubert-François Gravelot (né Bourguignon), after Peter Scheemakers
etching, 1741
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William Shakespeare

by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, 1747
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William Shakespeare

by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, 1747
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William Shakespeare

by John Hall
line engraving, 1772
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William Shakespeare

by Jean Marie Delattre
line engraving, published 1786
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William Shakespeare

by Robert Cooper, after a painting attributed to John Taylor
stipple engraving, 1864 or before (circa 1610)
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William Shakespeare

by John Godefroy, published by William Richardson
line engraving, published 28 March 1796
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