William-Henry Ireland: Media

British forger

Videos

Hear about William Henry Ireland's fake manuscripts of William Shakespeare including a letter written to his wife
A look at a letter supposedly written by William Shakespeare to his wife, Anne Hathaway;...
Video: Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library; CC-BY-SA 4.0 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

Ireland, William-Henry
William-Henry Ireland, engraving, 1818.
Courtesy, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. (Source Call Number: ART File I65.5 no. 1)
portrait of Shakespeare by “Shakespeare”
Facsimile of a portrait of William Shakespeare forged by William-Henry Ireland and...
Courtesy, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. (CC-BY-4.0)