In the interests of showing the extent to which the Sanders Portrait has garnered international attention as the scholarship on it has deepened, CASP is pleased to publish the following partial bibliography, which dates the earliest known public mention of the portrait to 1862 and then continues on through the early twentieth century through to the present.

Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare Bibliography (partial*)

Books, Scholarly Articles, & Symposium Presentations

Adams, James, Anne Henderson, and Robert Enright. “Reception History and Media: The Portrait as Story Machine.” Look Here Upon This Picture: A Symposium on the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare. Toronto, ON. 28 November 2013.

Bretz, Andrew. “The Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare: Genealogy and Provenance.” Look Here Upon This Picture: A Symposium on the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare. Toronto, ON. 28 November 2013.

______.”Family Friend: Tracing the Provenance of the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare.” WLU English and Film Studies Research in Progress Talks. Waterloo, ON. 15 November 2013.

______. “’Shall I draw the curtain?’: Shakespeare Portraits and the ‘Air’ of Genius.” Renaissance Society of America. Berlin, Germany. 26-28 March 2015.

Burnett, Mark Thornton, Adrian Streete, Ramona Wray. The Edinburgh Companion to Shakespeare and the Arts. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2011.

Corbeil, Marie-Claude. “The Scientific Examination of the Sanders Portrait of William Shakespeare.” Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI). Ottawa: CCI, 2008.

______. “The Scientific Evidence: Reading the Wood, Paint, Paper, Glue.” Look Here Upon This Picture: A Symposium on the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare. Toronto, ON. 28 November 2013.

DeWitt, Lloyd. “The Sanders Portrait as a Painting: an Art Historical Perspective.” Look Here Upon This Picture: A Symposium on the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare. Toronto, ON. 28 November 2013.

Fedderson, Kim and Michael J. Richardson. “Shakespeare’s Multiple Metamorphoses: Authenticity Agonistes.” College Literature 36:1 (2009): 1-19.

Fischlin, Daniel. ed. Outerspeares: Shakespeare, Intermedia, and the Limits of Adaptation. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2014.

______. ed. “Look Here Upon this Picture:” Unveiling the Mystery of the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (in progress).

Fischlin, Daniel and Judith Nasby. Shakespeare––Made in Canada: Contemporary Canadian Adaptations in Theatre, Pop Media and Visual Arts. Guelph, ON: Macdonald Stewart Arts Centre, 2007.

Hearn, Karen. “Are you there, Will? The myths about the supposed portraits of Shakespeare are put to rest in London, but the sitter remains as elusive as ever.” Apollo (2006) 163.531: 80.

Kahan, Jeffrey. “Is the Sanders Portrait Genuine?” Shakespeare Newsletter (2001-2002) 51.4: 81-102.

Makaryk, Irene. Shakespeare in Canada: A World Elsewhere. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2002.

Minard, Kathryn, David Loch, Jane Freeman. “What’s the Value of Priceless? Hard Dollars vs. Legacy Issues.” Look Here Upon This Picture: A Symposium on the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare. Toronto, ON. 28 November 2013.

Nolan, Stephanie. Shakespeare’s Face. Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.

Priest, Dale G. “Sexual Shakespeare: Forgery, Authorship, Portraiture (Review).” The Sixteenth Century Journal (2002) 33.3: 924-925.

Salter, Denis W. “Staging Canada.” Theater (2004) 34:3. 146-152.

Searching for Shakespeare. Ed. Tarnya Cooper. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006.

Smith, Bruce. “THWS, CWWS, WSAF, and WSCI in the Shakespeare book biz. (The Historical William Shakespeare, Collected Works William Shakespeare, William Shakespeare as Author Function, William Shakespeare as Cultural Icon.” Shakespeare Studies (2007) 35: 158-186.

Spielmann, Marion Henry. “The ‘Grafton’ and ‘Sanders’ Portraits of Shakespeare.” The Connoisseur. XXIII (February 1909): 97-102.

Sullivan, Lloyd. “This Is the Face of the Bard.” In Fischlin, Daniel and Judith Nasby. Shakespeare––Made in Canada: Contemporary Canadian Adaptations in Theatre, Pop Media and Visual Arts. Guelph, ON: Macdonald Stewart Arts Centre, 2007. 25-42.

Thackray, Anne. “Shakespeare? Exhibiting ‘The Sanders Portrait’ at the Art Gallery of Ontario.” The British Art Journal. (2002) 3:2: 72-76.

Tiramani, Jenny. “The Sanders Portrait.” Costume. (2005) 39:1: 44-52.

______. “The Sanders Portrait: An examination of Internal Evidence and Sumptuary Law.” Look Here Upon This Picture: A Symposium on the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare. Toronto, ON. 28 November 2013.

Newspapers & Periodicals

“Portrait of Shakespeare?” Montreal Gazette 18 July 1964: 12.

“Relics of Theatre on Exhibition Today… 1603 Portrait of Shakespeare is of Chief Interest.” The New York Times. 18 October 1928.

“TO SELL PORTRAIT OF SHAKESPEARE; Direct Descendant of Sanders …” The New York Times 19 October 1928.

Bloom, Harold. “Picturing Shakespeare”. Vanity Fair. December 2001: 282-83.

Dean, David. “Much Ado? Possible Portrait of Shakespeare at the Art Gallery of Ontario.” History Today (Oct 2001) 51.10: 5.

DePalma, Anthony. “Behold That Special Face: Is It Shakespeare’s?” The New York Times 24 May 2001. nytimes.com. Web. 10 October 2015.

Foster, Kate. “Understanding the Doubling: A Meditation on the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare.” Antigonish Review (Autumn 2003) 135: 99-103.

Gopnik, Adam. “Look here, upon this picture.” The New Yorker. 12 March 2009.

______. “The Poet’s Hand.” The New Yorker. 28 April 2014.

“New Image of Bard Revealed in Canada.” 2001. The Guardian, 25 May.

Nolen, Stephanie. “Expect Bard Mania, National Gallery Says.” The Globe and Mail, 16 May 2001. A7.

______. “Is This the Face of Genius?” The Globe and Mail, 11 May 2001. A1, A5.

______. “It’s Time to Reveal Shakespeare to the World.” The Globe and Mail, 12 May 2001. F8.

______. “Portrait Piques World Interest.” The Globe and Mail, 12 May 2001., A1, A7.

______. “Seeking John Sanders.” The Globe and Mail, 10 July 2001. R1, R3.

______. “Was This Male Face Shakespeare’s Love?” The Globe and Mail, 7 May 2002. A13.

Stoffman, Judy. “Bard’s Image Likely to Stay in Canada.” The Toronto Star, 12 May 2001. A26.

Film

Battle of Wills. Anne Henderson. InformAction, 2008. DVD.

Web-based Materials

Adams, James. “Reputed Shakespeare portrait prepares to strut upon the world stage.” The Globe and Mail. Globe and Mail Inc, 5 November 2013. Web.

Bona Hunt, Lori. “Lloyd Sullivan tells a family tale of history and controversy.” The Portico. University of Guelph, 2007. Web.

“Conference Explores Origins of Shakespeare Portrait.” Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project. Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project, 16 January 2014. Web.

“December 2, 2013.” From the Second Storey. CFRU, Guelph. 2 December 2013. Radio.

“December 16 2013 – Pt 3.” As It Happens. CBC Radio. 16 December 2013. Radio.

Doucet, Jean-Pierre. “A Comparative Examination of the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare and the Droeshout Engraving of Shakespeare.” Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project. Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project, 16 October 2015. Web.

“Experts Debate, Discuss Canadian Portrait of Shakespeare.” University of Guelph. University of Guelph, 28 November 2013. Web.

“Family Ties Strengthen Authenticity of Shakespeare Portrait.” University of Guelph. University of Guelph, 17 March 2011. Web.

Finn, Christine. “Will he be the One? A retired Canadian has spent his life savings on proving he owns a true picture of the Bard.” Sunday Times [London, England] 22 March 2009: 12. Web.

Fischlin, Daniel. “The Sanders Portrait.” Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project. University of Guelph. 2004. 16 October 2015. Web.

Kahan, Jeffrey. “Is the Sanders portrait genuine?” Shakespeare Newsletter 51.4 (Winter 2001): 81+. Web.

“Sanders Portrait.” Wikipedia. < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanders_portrait>16 October 2015. Web.

“Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare: Provenance and Genealogy.” Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project. Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project, 27 February 2011. Web.

“Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare: Reception History.” Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project. Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project, 28 January 2011. Web.

“Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare: Science and Documentation.” Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project. Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project, 10 May 2011. Web.

“Shakespeare sees and understands us.” The Portico. University of Guelph, 2007. Web.

“The Sanders Portrait.” Wartime Shakespeare in a Global Context. University of Ottawa, 2009. Web.

Vowles, Andrew. “Tracing the tests.” The Portico. University of Guelph, 2007. Web.

Newspapers (only)

Adams, James. “Art Painting Controversy: Face-off over Bare a battle of Wills.” The Globe and Mail 13 April 2009: R1. Print.

______. “Book titled Shakespeare’s Face fills void, portrait’s owner says.” The Globe and Mail   22 June 2002: A6. Print.

______. “Portrait passes ink test.” The Globe and Mail. 18 October 2007: R1. Print.

______. “Shakespeare’s Descendant: Ottawa portrait owner is the Bard’s kin.” The Globe and Mail 11 April 2009: R9. Print.

______. “The Great Shakespeare Faceoff.” The Globe and Mail 4 February 2006: R1 & R9. Print.

______. “Weekend Diary: Our Artsy Films! Our Shakespeare Portrait! Janet!” The Globe and Mail 25 September 2004: R3. Print.

Aspinall, Stacey. “Canadian man said to own only portrait of Shakespeare.” The Ontarion 5 December 2013: 4. Print.

Brown, Dineen L. “The Bard, or Bogus?; A 1603 Painting in Toronto Purports to Show the Young William Shakespeare.” The Washington Post. 25 July 2001. Print.

Dawson, Anthony B. “Entertaining Doubts.” The Globe and Mail 16 May 2001: A14. Print.

Gopnik, Adam. “Look here, upon this picture.” The New Yorker. Condé Nast, 12 March 2009. Web.

______. “The Poet’s Hand.” The New Yorker. Condé Nast, 28 April 2014. Web.

Nolen, Stephanie. “Face-off over a portrait.” The Globe and Mail 20 November 2002: R5. Print.

______. “Rare Shakespeare portrait will be exhibited at AGO.” The Globe and Mail 11 June 2001: A4. Print.

______. “What manner of man is this.” The Globe and Mail 22 June 2002: F1. Print.

______. “Stratford Festival will use the Bard’s portrait.” The Globe and Mail 26 September 2001: A17. Print.

______. “The picture speaks: After 400 years, says owner ‘It’s time to reveal Shakespeare to the world’.” The Globe and Mail 12 May 2001:F1 & F9. Print.

O’Flanagan, Rob. “Authenticity claim grows for Bard portrait.” Guelph Mercury. Metroland Media Group Ltd, 18 March 2011. Web.

______. “Shakespeare portrait sale has major U of G connection.” Guelph Mercury. Metroland Media Group Ltd, 16 December 2013. Web.

“Shakespeare Portrait.” Western Morning News and Mercury. Saturday 20 October 1928: 7. Print.

** “Suffolk and Norfolk Institutes of Archaeology: Meeting at Beccles.” The Ipswich Journal, and Suffolk , Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire Advertiser. Saturday 4 October 1862: 8. Print.

Van Gelder, Lawrence. “Test Favors Shakespeare Portrait.” The New York Times. 19 October 2007. Print.

Vowles, Andrew. “Faces of our ancestors a reflection of ourselves.” Guelph Mercury. Metroland Media Group Ltd, 5 December 2013. Web.

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* The Sanders Portrait is also featured as a cover image along with a note regarding the scholarship on its provenance/genealogy and the forensic science done on it in the Shakespeare Made in Canada series published by Oxford University Press / Rock’s Mills Press. There are currently thousands of these books in circulation.

** This is the earliest know public reference to the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare. The Ipswich Journal reports that: “In the room was a presumed original portrait of Shakespeare. It had been in the family of the gentleman who exhibited it for nearly a century, and had always been considered to be an original portrait of Shakespeare.”

And …

“Perhaps the most noticeable thing in the room was a presumed original portrait of Shakespeare (1603), exhibited by Mr. S. H. Saunderson [sic; and presumably T.H. Sanders, Thomas Hale-Sanders, Lloyd Sullivan’s great-grandfather]. Of course, it is exceedingly doubtful whether this is a genuine portrait, for everything is doubtful about Shakespeare except his unexampled genius, but there is something suggestive of the character of the man in the appearance of the eyes in this portrait.”

Thomas Hale-Sanders’s (THS) father was Thomas Sanders who was christened Feb, 16, 1790 and died July 6, 1862. This exhibition took place in October 1862, so shortly after Thomas Hale-Sanders inherited the portrait from his father. THS may well have been trying to promote the recently inherited portrait, possibly with some hope of selling it. The name of the owner is given in The Ipswich Journal report as S. H. Saunderson, which would not be the first (or last) instance of a reporter misreporting a name.

The description of the portrait, especially the mention of the eyes and the fact that it is dated 1603, is wholly consistent with the Sanders portrait and the report uses similar language to the M.H.A. Spielmann essay, written almost half a century later. That essay states: “It had been in the family of the gentleman who exhibited it for nearly a century, and had always been considered to be an original portrait of Shakespeare.” Spielmann, a well-known Victorian art critic and editor, quotes Thomas Hale-Sanders as saying “that the portrait had been for nearly a century in the possession of his relations, and had always been supposed to be a portrait of Shakespeare.”