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Shakespeare and his Circle
Until January 2009
Room 4

John Fletcher
by Unknown artist, 1620
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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The
literature of the late Elizabethan and Jacobean period, including
the works of Shakespeare, is one of England's greatest contributions
to world culture. This display celebrates the Gallery's unrivalled
collection of literary portraits from this period, including
recently acquired paintings of John Donne and John Fletcher,
and outstanding images of Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. |