The Chandos portrait is a famous painting believed to depict
William Shakespeare, and is named after
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, who owned the portrait. It has not been possible to solve the question of who painted the portrait or whether it really depicts Shakespeare. However, in 2006 the
National Portrait Gallery in London concluded that the Chandos portrait was the most likely to be a representation of Shakespeare.Artist: Attributed to John Taylor