This is the only portrait of Shakespeare that has a good claim to have been painted from life, and may be by a painter called John Taylor.
This is the only portrait of Shakespeare that has a good claim to have been painted from life, and may be by a painter called John Taylor who was an important member of the Painter-Stainers' Company. The portrait is known as the 'Chandos portrait', after a previous owner, and was the first portrait to be acquired by the National Portrait Gallery, when it was founded in 1856 - National Portrait Gallery.
Size: 2652px × 3345px
Location: National Portrait Gallery, London, England.
Photo credit: © steeve-x-art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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