
It’s one of the most famous Shakespearian mysteries: what did the Bard actually look like? None of the iconic portraits of history’s most revered playwright are known to be authentic likenesses. The image of Shakespeare that most of us have imprinted in our minds is a combination of facets from various doubtful sources. The true face of the man behind Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear may well have been lost to time. Or, you might be able to see it at the end of a low-traffic hallway in a library…


