Secrets of the Dead

S23E02 Picturing Shakespeare

For fifty years, a portrait has hung above a family fireplace—but it might just be the third authentic likeness of William Shakespeare. British window cleaner Steven Wadlow inherited the painting from his father, who purchased it in the 1960s, and now believes it could be the real deal. If verified, the artwork could be valued at up to $200 million, challenging the two existing “official” images of the Bard.