メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「⁣Time to Bard-y. 🥳 A happy 455th birthday to William Shakespeare, believed to be born April 23, 1564. This image from @metdrawingsandprints comes from English engraver Samuel Cousins, who based this mezzotint—a method of engraving a metal plate—on the famous Chandos portrait of Shakespeare, a work with a good claim to be a lifetime representation. ⠀ ⠀ Today, most scholars attribute the Chandos painting (named for the Duke of Chandos, a one-time owner of the portrait) to John Taylor, an actor and painter-stainer who was its first recorded owner, though others suggest it was done by Shakespeare's friend the actor Richard Burbage. Either way, it was given to the @nationalportraitgallery in London in 1856, the first work in its collection. #ShakespeareDay⠀ ⠀ ✒ Samuel Cousins (British, 1801–1887) after (?) John Taylor (British, died 1651). William Shakespeare, 1849. Mezzotint and engraving; third state. #TheMet⠀」4月24日 5時08分