Searching for Shakespeare
In 1856 the National Portrait Gallery was presented with a painting of William Shakespeare, known as the 'Chandos' portrait. In this book, the authenticity of the 'Chandos' portrait and five other portraits is examined, and the results of scientific analysis commissioned by the Gallery are presented. This book reveals Shakespeare's identity
Exhibition catalogues
239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 x 25 cm.
9781855143616, 9781855143692, 9780300116113, 1855143615, 1855143690, 030011611X
67230777
'Sweet master Shakespeare' : 1564-1616 / Stanley Wells
Shakespeare's professional world / James Shapiro
Silent 'oratory' : portrait painting in England around 1600 / Tarnya Cooper
Catalogue
Shakespeare's face : his known likeness
Likeness and myth : the search for Shakespeare's portrait
The early years : Shakespeare's family and his life in Stratford-upon-Avon
Elizabethan theatre : London playhouses in the 1580s
The established playwright : patrons and players, wealth and reputation
At court : the Essex rebellion and the king's men
Poets and playwrights : Shakespeare's contemporaries
Death and legacy : the will and the plays
National identity and the afterlife of Shakespeare's portraits / Marcia Pointon
Accompanies the exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, March 2-May 29, 2006, and the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, June 24-September 27, 2006