It had been believed for centuries that knowledge of how famous playwright William Shakespeare's really looked was lost forever. The effigy of William Shakespeare which sits above his grave in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, was previously thought to have been produced after his death in 1616. He said experts can now say that the effigy is how Shakespeare would have wanted to be represented, branding the fact 'massive'. She said that the sculptor worked on another monument in the church dedicated to Shakespeare's friend John Combe, who died in 1615. The expert said Johnson worked by travelling with the sculptures to see them be installed, meaning he would have been in Stratford before Shakespeare's death.

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2021 10:08 UTC