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| Keywords: Shakespeare Revised With Text.jpg This was long thought to be the only portrait of William Shakespeare that had any claim to have been painted from life until another possible life portrait the Cobbe portrait was revealed in 2009 The portrait is known as the 'Chandos portrait' after a previous owner James Brydges 1st Duke of Chandos It was the first portrait to be acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 1856 Feigned oval 21 3/4 in x 17 1/4 in 552 mm x 438 mm Oil on canvas object history Given by Francis Egerton 1st Earl of Ellesmere 1856 on display in Room 4 at the National Portrait Gallery London England United Kingdom <ref name NPG > Cite web http //images npg org uk/OCimg/weblg/7/4/mw11574 jpg http //images npg org uk/OCimg/weblg/7/4/mw11574 jpg 2008-02-07 John Taylor 1610 http //www npg org uk/live/search/portrait asp locid 7 rNo 3 NPG 1; William Shakespeare http //www npg org uk/live/index asp National Portrait Gallery http //images npg org uk/OCimg/weblg/7/4/mw11574 jpg http //images npg org uk/OCimg/weblg/7/4/mw11574 jpg </ref> Institution National Portrait Gallery London <ref name NPG /> 1610 http //www npg org uk/collections/search/portrait/mw11574/William-Shakespeare Official gallery link Modified Shakespeare jpg It may be by a painter called John Taylor who was an important member of the Painter-Stainers' Company <ref name NPG /> Added text Tomwsulcer Shakespeare jpg PD-old-100 References Reflist 1610 paintings Chandos portrait | ||||
