Shakespeare Images
For several years I've accumulated images of and related to Shakespeare, scanning them from various sources. To the best of my knowledge all are public domain images.If you own the copyright to any image appearing here and wish it removed, please notify me.Feel free to establish links to this site or to download these images for personal or educational use. Do not use them in any commercial project.
If you post any of these images on another web page, please credit this site.
Finally, if you wish to contribute appropriate images to this site, please let me know. I'll be happy to add your contribution with a credit line.
A Little Technical Stuff
Most of the images are sufficiently detailed (144 dpi or more) for good reproduction on a laser printer. Those at 72 dpi are specifically for use on web pages; they won't print well. Most are jpgs, a few are gifs. Even the web images are larger than they need to be because detail once lost can't be restored, and I think of this page as an image repository.
Click on the buttons to view the images.
The Droeshout Engraving400 dpi, 176k: a large version, useful for print
Chandos Portrait
200 dpi, 84k: a pencil sketch based on the Chandos portrait
20£ Shakespeare
200 dpi, 196k: from the British 20£ note
Bust on a Book
150 dpi, 92k: Shakespeare as cultural icon
Shakespeare Standing
200 dpi, 156k: sanctimonious image of Shakespeare as cultural deity
Chubby Shakespeare
72 dpi, 8k: just what it says; head only
Pencil Sketch
144 dpi, 40k: portrait bust, with a frame
Deco Shakespeare Cartoon
72dpi, 15k: perhaps a 1920's advertising image
Cartoon Head
266dpi, 44k
Shakespeare Arms
144dpi, 20k: the College of Heralds pencil sketch of Shakespeare's coat of arms
Shakespeare Signature
200dpi, 32k: from the will
The Birthplace
144dpi, 204k: a black & white photograph taken early in this century
Go to Shakespeare Images 2 (Theaters, Characters, and Actors)
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Created: August 4, 1998
Send Comments/Questions To: wkemp@fls.infi.net