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Unknown gentleman, possibly Sir Thomas Overbury, previously known as William Shakespeare

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Unknown gentleman, possibly Sir Thomas Overbury, previously known as William Shakespeare

by Robert Cooper, published by Sherwood, Jones & Co, after Richard Earlom, after Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist
mezzotint, published June 1825
8 5/8 in. x 5 5/8 in. (220 mm x 143 mm) plate size; 10 in. x 6 7/8 in. (255 mm x 175 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D41649


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  • NPG D4207: Unknown gentleman, possibly Sir Thomas Overbury, previously known as William Shakespeare (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D4208: Unknown gentleman, possibly Sir Thomas Overbury, previously known as William Shakespeare (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D41650: William Shakespeare (mounted onto the same sheet as)

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