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Summary
Chandos portrait
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| Title |
Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1616)  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Genre |
portrait |
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| Depicted people |
William Shakespeare |
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| Date |
1611 |
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| Medium |
oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 55.2 cm (21.7 in) ; width: 43.8 cm (17.2 in) |
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| Collection |
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| Accession number |
NPG 1 (National Portrait Gallery) |
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| Source/Photographer |
National Portrait Gallery: NPG 1
given to the National Portrait Gallery, London in 1856. See source website for additional information. |
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Cleaned some white spots.
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