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There are no photos of Shakespeare because Photography was not invented until about 250 years after his death. There are images of Shakespeare however, although they are not photos, but there are only two which are guaranteed to be good likenesses and one other which is a good bet. Of these, one is an engraving, one is a statue and the other is a painting. Most of the images of Shakespeare you see will be based on either the Droushout engraving or the Chandos portrait. They are attached as related links.

Think about how many images you have of your great-grandparents when they were young. Not many, right? Your idea of how they looked is based on those very few photographs of them, just as our ideas of how Shakespeare looked is based on the three authentic images of him (as well as some dubious ones that are likely pictures of someone else).

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