![]() In 2015, the botanist and historian Mark Griffiths said that he had discovered what he believed to be the only authentic portrait of Shakespeare made in his lifetime. There have been numerous claims and counter claims over the legitimacy of paintings of the playwright in previous years. However, Shakespeare expert Michael Dobson told the Daily Mail suggestions that the painting is of the Bard are “wishful thinking”. “The picture has survived the past 400 years almost untouched by wear and tear thanks to its ownership by a family of Shakespeare enthusiasts who hung it in their library.” “It is a monogrammed and dated work by a portrait painter of serious status with connections to the artist who produced the image for the First Folio. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPAĪrt expert Duncan Phillips, who investigated the work ahead of the sale, said: “There is more evidence for this portrait of Shakespeare than any other known painting of the playwright. The engraving of William Shakespeare as seen in the First Folio dating from 1623, as displayed at Christie’s auction house in London, in January 2020. Shakespeare died in 1616, at the age of 52. However, only two paintings of Shakespeare, both posthumous, are generally recognised as validly portraying him – the engraving that appears on the title page of the First Folio, published in 1623, and the sculpture at his funeral monument in Stratford-upon-Avon. ![]() They also noted he was commissioned by the Office of the Revels, which oversaw the presentation of plays, and worked in the premises in Clerkenwell, London, where some of Shakespeare’s plays were rehearsed. Those behind its sale claim the connections between Shakespeare and Peake are “extensive” and that the artist was regularly commissioned to paint the portraits of high-ranking members of the court and Jacobean society. Since then it has been in private ownership. Prior to 1975, the picture hung in the library of a stately home in the north of England, once home to the Danby family. The artwork went on display on Wednesday at Grosvenor House hotel in west London. The University of Virginia has a wonderful collection of online texts, many of which can be searched from its public site: search the Publicly Accessible Texts at the Electronic Text Center at UVA.It is the work of Robert Peake, court painter to King James I, and is signed and dated 1608. 1 to 26, are a collaboration of the UVA Library, the English and drama departments and the American Shakespeare Center.
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