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Picturing Shakespeare.

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Format:
Video
Series:
Academic Video Online
Secrets of the Dead ; Season 23, Episode 6
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Shakespeare, William,.
National Portrait Gallery.
Science and Technology.
Family and Culture.
Art preservation and conservation.
Technology.
Art exhibitions.
Case studies.
Paintings.
Local Subjects:
Shakespeare, William,.
National Portrait Gallery.
Science and Technology.
Family and Culture.
Art preservation and conservation.
Technology.
Art exhibitions.
Case studies.
Paintings.
Genre:
Documentary
Physical Description:
1 online resource (56 minutes)
Place of Publication:
Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2025.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in English.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
There are only two accepted representations of William Shakespeare that are considered "official" - but could a portrait that has been hanging over a family's mantelpiece for the last 50 years be the third? Steven Wadlow, whose father bought the portrait in the 1960s, is on the hunt to prove the painting is indeed genuine. If so, it could be worth as much as $200 million. From Secrets of the Dead.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed February 18, 2026).

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