Disputed painting of Shakespeare takes centre stage

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Disputed painting of Shakespeare takes centre stage for portrait gallery's 150th anniversary show
By Louise Jury Arts Correspondent
16 September 2004

Snip from Independent

A portrait of Shakespeare that was the first work given to the National Portrait Gallery will form the centrepiece of an exhibition celebrating the institution's 150th anniversary in 2006.

The so-called Chandos portrait, which has been the subject of fierce debate over whether it really does feature Shakespeare, is set to be joined by other controversial portraits of the writer whose life is little documented.

The National Portrait Gallery's work, named because it was once owned by the Duke of Chandos, has been attributed to a painter called John Taylor and dated to around 1610.

Sandy Nairne, the gallery's director, said yesterday he was convinced it really was Shakespeare. "But it is intriguing because it's a portrait about which everyone has argued."
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