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It is one of only a few paintings of Shakespeare which can be dated with some certainty to no later than the middle years of the seventeenth century. The painting has been attributed to Zuccaro (whose name appears in an inscription) but this is a standard attribution for Elizabethan portraits and in almost all cases is wrong.
Title
The Chesterfield Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
Date
c.1679
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 127.5 x W 120 cm
Accession number
SBT 1967-3
Acquisition method
gift, 1967
Work type
Painting
