(Conal Urquhart’s article appeared in Time magazine, 5/19.)
Mark Griffiths found the image in the 1598 The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes written by the playwright's friend John Gerard
A historian claims he has discovered the only surviving image of William Shakespeare that was produced in his lifetime.
Mark Griffiths, who is also a botanist, found the image in a book published in 1598, The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes by John Gerard. The 1,484-page encyclopaedia of plants has four portraits on its title page, the fourth of which Griffiths believes is Shakespeare.