William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is one of the most important figures in literature. Many scholars and historians agree that his Martin Droeshout engraving accurately depicts him. He still sported facial hair even though he had been balding. Hildegard Hammerschmidt-Hummel discovered his death mask in London in 1975. Back then, they made these masks by pouring wax or plaster on the face of the deceased.
William Shakespeare
What William Shakespeare Really Looked Like
Dr. Caroline Wilkinson relied on the death mask for the facial attributes in her rendering back in 2010. With the help of 3D imaging, she made this rendering of the playwright. People think it looks like the other depictions of the bard. He passed away at the age of 52 on the 23rd of April 1616.
What William Shakespeare Really Looked Like
