FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are only two verified likenesses of Shakespeare known today, both from after his death in 1616.
Detailed explanation-2: -The two portraits of him that are the most famous (both of which may be posthumous) are the engraving that appears on the title-page of the First Folio, published in 1623, and the other is the sculpture that adorns his memorial in Stratford upon Avon, which dates from before 1623.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Chandos Portrait The ‘Chandos Portrait’ (1600–1610) can be found in the National Portrait Gallery and is probably the most famous depiction of Shakespeare as well as the most likely to be a legitimate likeness.
Detailed explanation-5: -Among his 10 history plays are Henry V and Richard III. The most famous among his tragedies are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Shakespeare also wrote 4 poems, and a famous collection of Sonnets which was first published in 1609.