Is this the Real Face of Shakespeare? | Secrets of the Dead on PBS

The portrait hung above the Wadlow family’s television set for 50 years. While watching a program about William Shakespeare, Peter Wadlow realized that the painting might also be of the famous playwright. With so few accepted, contemporary representations of the Bard in existence, could their portrait be genuine? -------------------------------- There are only two accepted representations of William Shakespeare that are considered “official” – but could a portrait that has been hanging over a family’s mantelpiece for the last 50 years be the third? British window washer Steven Wadlow, whose father bought the portrait in the 1960s, is on the hunt to prove the painting is indeed genuine. If so, it could be worth as much as $200 million. Stream Secrets of the Dead: Picturing Shakespeare on the PBS App or at www.pbs.org/secrets -------------------------------- Subscribe to the Secrets of the Dead channel for more clips:    / @secretsofthedead   FOLLOW SECRETS OF THE DEAD: Facebook: /SecretsofTheDead FOLLOW PBS: Facebook: / pbs X: / pbs Instagram: / pbs TikTok: / pbs Shop: http://www.shop.pbs.org/ ___________________________________ Part detective story, part true-life drama, SECRETS OF THE DEAD explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on past events. Using the latest investigative techniques, forensic science and historical examination to unearth new evidence, the series shatters accepted wisdom, challenges prevailing ideas, overturns existing hypotheses, spotlights forgotten mysteries, and ultimately rewrites history. The series has received ten CINE Golden Eagle Awards, five Gold Camera Awards at the US International Film & Video Festival, three News and Documentary Emmy Award nominations and a Chicago International Silver Hugo, among numerous other honors. The series is a production of The WNET Group. #SecretsoftheDeadPBS #williamshakespeare #hiddengems