Labels:book | person | reckoner | tree OCR: The Droeshout Portrait of Shakespeare taith Ben Jonson': Inscription The Drocshout portrait of Shakespeare appeared on the title page of the first folio edition in 1623 Ben Jonson wrote the lines which appear opposite the engraving in the early editions. The Chandos portrait is considered to be the most authentic likeness This figure that thou here seest put As well in brasse as he hath hit was for gentle Shakespeare cut: His face the print would then surpasse Wherein the graver had strife All that was ever writ in brasse With nature to out-doo the life But since he cannot reader looke could he but have drawn his wit Not on his picture, but his booke. BEN JONSON. SHAKESPEARE PARTI No. tith Inscrintion
