To be or not to be a portrait of the Bard, that is the question surrounding this £10m work

A 1608 portrait by Robert Peake (c.1551-1619) long believed to depict William Shakespeare (1564-1616) has gone on the market for £10m.

The 20 x 18in (51 x 45.5cm) oil on canvas, on sale from an anonymous source by private treaty, is …

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