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The sitters are unknown but it has been speculated that they may be related to Shakespeare. Perhaps the painting shows Susanna Shakespeare and her husband John Hall, or Shakespeare's granddaughter Elizabeth with her husband Thomas Nash? It could well be a marriage portrait or a 'presentation' portrait that shows off a young girl to potential suitors.
Title
Portrait of an Unknown Man and Woman
Date
17th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 117 x W 94 cm
Accession number
SBT 1993-31/335
Acquisition method
purchased, c.1926
Work type
Painting
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Does this work depict Thomas and Judith Nash or John and Susanna Hall?
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