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           | Artist | 
           It may be by a painter called John Taylor who was an important member of the Painter-Stainers' Company. | 
          
          
           | Description | 
           
             English: 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. 
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           | Date | 
            1610 | 
          
          
           | Medium | 
           Oil on canvas | 
          
          
           | Dimensions | 
           21 3/4 in. x 17 1/4 in. (552 mm x 438 mm) | 
          
          
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                National Portrait Gallery      | 
               
              
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               | Native name | 
               National Portrait Gallery | 
               
              
               | Location | 
                London | 
               
              
               | Coordinates | 
               51° 30′ 33.73″ N, 0° 7′ 39.84″ W | 
               
              
               | Established | 
               1856 | 
               
              
               | Website | 
                www.npg.org.uk | 
               
              
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           | 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. | 
          
          
           | Notes | 
           Feigned oval. | 
          
          
           | Source/Photographer | 
            Official gallery link | 
          
          
           Permission ( Reusing this file) | 
           This image is in the  public domain; PD-ART; This image is in the  public domain due to its age; PD-OLD-100. | 
          
         
         
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          - ↑ a b c John Taylor ( 1610).  http://images.npg.org.uk/OCimg/weblg/7/4/mw11574.jpg.  NPG 1; William Shakespeare.  National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved on 2008-02-07. " http://images.npg.org.uk/OCimg/weblg/7/4/mw11574.jpg"
 
         
         
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