William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Dramatist and poet
Sitter associated with 92 portraits
The most celebrated English playwright and poet, and one of the great writers of all time, Shakespeare was highly esteemed during his life.
by Richard James Lane, after Thomas Baxter
lithograph, 1853
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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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by Sir George Scharf, after Unknown artist
pencil, 29 April 1871
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by Charles William Sherborn
line engraving, 1876
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by Unknown photographer, after Unknown sculptor, after Gerard Johnson
photographic print, early 20th century
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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)
NPG D4208
after Gerard Johnson
hand-coloured lithograph, (circa 1620)
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by Martin Droeshout, printed by Isaac Jaggard, printed by Edward Blount
line engraving, 1623
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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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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, 1747
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, 1747
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by Robert Cooper, after a painting attributed to John Taylor
stipple engraving, 1864 or before (circa 1610)
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by John Godefroy, published by William Richardson
line engraving, published 28 March 1796
NPG D41638
Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton, Middlesex
Globe Theatre, Bankside, London
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
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