`` I think it 's plausible as a portrait as a good listener , of somebody who would have been capable of writing the plays , clearly the face of a man of high intelligence , '' he said . Shakespeare group unveil ` ` only '' portrait of playwright painted during his lifetime . Score: 7 It was painted in about 1610 -- or six years before Shakespeare 's death . Identity of man in painting was lost until owner saw a copy of it in a museum .
Shakespeare group unveil ` ` only '' portrait of playwright painted during his lifetime . Score: 7 It was painted in about 1610 -- or six years before Shakespeare 's death . Identity of man in painting was lost until owner saw a copy of it in a museum .