In 2006, this was found in a private family collection in Ireland and identified as William Shakespeare. The artist who painted this portrait remained unknown. This 19th century oil painting on a ...

HOTA's exhibition will feature rare manuscripts, first editions and portraits of literary luminaries, including William ...

Sir Keir Starmer has removed a portrait of William Shakespeare from No 10 – the latest painting of a great national figure to be taken down under the Prime Minister, The Telegraph understands.

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...