From farthest left to right: The Cobbe portrait (1610), The Chandos portrait (early 1600s) and the Droeshout portrait (1622): three of the most prominent of the reputed portraits of William Shakespeare.

The poet, actor and playwright William Shakespeare is one of the world’s most celebrated cultural figures, and it is perhaps appropriate that this painting was the first to be presented to the newly founded National Portrait Gallery in 1856.

The Chandos portrait is an oil painted portrait thought to depict William Shakespeare (1564–1616). Painted between 1600 and 1610, it may have served as the basis for the engraved portrait of Shakespeare [citation needed] used in the First Folio in 1623. [1] It is named after the 3rd Duke of Chandos, who formerly owned the painting.

The Cobbe portrait is an early Jacobean panel painting of a gentleman which has been argued to be a life portrait of William Shakespeare. It is displayed at Hatchlands Park in Surrey, a National Trust property, and the portrait is so-called because of its ownership by Charles Cobbe, Church of Ireland (Anglican) Archbishop of Dublin (1686–1765).

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Dramatist and poet Sitter associated with 107 portraits The most celebrated English playwright and poet, Shakespeare is held as one of the greatest writers of all time.

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The most celebrated English playwright and poet and one of the great writers of all time, William Shakespeare was highly esteemed during his lifetime. This is the only portrait of him that has any claim to have been painted from life, although there is no definitive evidence.

Early portraits of Shakespeare preserve his appearance for posterity, while copies and variations indicate how perceptions of the poet-playwright shifted across later generations.

Sitter William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Dramatist and poet. Sitter associated with 107 portraits.

This page runs through the various William Shakespeare images that exist. Sadly there’s no William Shakespeare photo (as cameras were not around in the Elizabethan era!), but there are a number of Shakespeare portraits, paintings, engravings, and sculptures.