Shakespeare and His Contemporaries, John Faed, 1851

Also known as shakespeare and his friends at the mermaid tavern. The painting depicts (from left in back) joshua sylvester, john selden, francis beaumont, (seated at table from left) william camden, thomas sackville, john fletcher, sir francis bacon, ben jonson, john donne, samuel daniel, shakespeare, sir walter raleigh, the earl of southampton, sir robert cotton, and thomas dekker. Date: 1851. Dimensions: height: 53 in (134.6 cm); width: 68 in (172.7 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Private collection Mr. and Mrs. Sandor Korein. Shakespeare and His Contemporaries