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title: Possible Portrait of Anne Hathaway
author: Nathaniel Curzon
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20673/possible-portrait-of-anne-hathaway/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-07-10
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# Possible Portrait of Anne Hathaway
_Authored by Nathaniel Curzon_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20673.jpg)
## Image Caption
Purported portrait of Anne Hathaway, the wife of [William Shakespeare](https://www.worldhistory.org/William_Shakespeare/) (1564-1616); drawing on the verso of the original title page in the Third Folio (1663) of Shakespeare's works by Sir Nathaniel Curzon, who claimed to have traced it from an Elizabethan original in 1708.
Colgate University Libraries, Special Collection and University Archives, Hamilton, NY.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Curzon, N. (2025, July 10). Possible Portrait of Anne Hathaway. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Curzon, Nathaniel. "Possible Portrait of Anne Hathaway." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 10, 2025. .
### MLA
Curzon, Nathaniel. "Possible Portrait of Anne Hathaway." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jul 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AnneHathaway_CUL_Page4DetailB_(cropped).jpg) by [**Nathaniel Curzon**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AnneHathaway_CUL_Page4DetailB_(cropped).jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 10 July 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.